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A. Discuss with your teacher the natural environment in your region of Bangladesh.
What is the land like ?
Ans. Lands are extremely flat and low-lying in my region of Bangladesh. The alluvial soil of
my region is highly fertile, but vulnerable to flood and drought.
What is the climate like ?
Ans. Climate is characterized by heavy seasonal rainfall, high temperature and high
humidity.
B. In pairs write examples of differences between the north and the south of Bangladesh.
Ans.
North of Bangladesh South of Bangladesh
1. The land is a bit higher 1. The land is lower
2. North part has few rivers 2. South part has a plenty of rivers
3. There is less rainfall 3. There is huge rainfall
4. It is hot in summer and cold in winter. 4. It is not very hot in summer and cold in
winter.
5. These regions are not prone to flood. 5. It is more likely to flood.
i. Some of the regions are quite cold and are covered with ice. But some regions are quite
hot and full of deserts.
ii. Some regions are dry but in some regions the amount of rainfall is huge.
A. What are the four kinds of transport in the pictures on pages 2 and 4 ? Discuss how each
is suitable for its particular natural environment.
Ans. The pictures of four kinds of vehicles given on page 2 and page 4 are bicycle, rickshaw,
bullock cart and boat. These vehicles are suitable in different environment. It has been discussed
below:
Bicycle: It is suitable in the dry environment because people will get wet if they ride it during
rainy environment.
Rickshaw: In the rainy environment rickshaw is suitable because people do not get wet when it
rains.
Bullock cart: It is suitable in the wet environment because cultivation of crops are done more in
this environment.
Boat: It is suitable in that natural environment where rivers and canals are more because boat
moves on water.
B. Write with examples of how our natural environment influences our social activities.
Ans. Natural environment affects our social works in many ways. Some examples are given
below:
II. Rainy environment helps us to get our II. Sometimes its difficult to have
required food. As it rains a lot, rivers required food for us such as fishes. As
and canals are filled with rain water. the environment is dry, its difficult to
We can cultivate plenty of fishes there. have sufficient water to cultivate fishes.
III. We get sufficient water to irrigate the III. Due to dry environment its difficult to
farmlands. irrigate.
IV. Excessive rainfall creates flood and IV. As it has less rainfall, roads and lands
makes the roads and lands muddy and remains dry. Then its easy to move
wet. Then its difficult to move here here and there.
and there. It creates problem to run the
routine of our daily life.
a. How does the land differ between north and south Bangladesh ?
Ans. There are differences between northern and southern regions of Bangladesh. The land of
northern region is a bit higher. Not too many rivers are there in the northern region. The weather
is quite hot during summer while in winter it is too cold. On the other hand, the land of the
southern region is pretty low where there are plenty of rivers and canals. These regions are prone
to flood because of many rivers.