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Capstone School Dhaka Subject: Bangladesh Studies Topic: Ch-8.2, 8.3 & 8.4 Fill in The Blanks, Short Notes & Question Answer

This document provides information about Bangladesh studies, including filling in blanks about the country's physical geography and soil types, short notes about key cities (Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet), and a question and answer about Bangladesh's river network. It describes how Bangladesh's territory is divided into regions by soil type, including terrace soils and floodplain soils. It also provides details about the populations and industries of the major cities.

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Capstone School Dhaka Subject: Bangladesh Studies Topic: Ch-8.2, 8.3 & 8.4 Fill in The Blanks, Short Notes & Question Answer

This document provides information about Bangladesh studies, including filling in blanks about the country's physical geography and soil types, short notes about key cities (Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet), and a question and answer about Bangladesh's river network. It describes how Bangladesh's territory is divided into regions by soil type, including terrace soils and floodplain soils. It also provides details about the populations and industries of the major cities.

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Capstone School Dhaka

Subject: Bangladesh Studies


Topic: Ch-8.2, 8.3 & 8.4
Fill in the blanks, Short notes & Question Answer

Part-A: Fill in the Blanks

1. Bangladesh’s territory is divided into three broad regions by physical


geography.

2. The terrace soils are found in parts of Rajshahi division, between the Ganges
and Brahmaputra and the Madhupur tracts located in the central part of Dhaka
and Mymensingh.

3. The soil in terrace soils are made up of brown, red or grey clay and loam.

 Loam is a word used to describe the muddy soil of clay, sand and decayed
animal and vegetable matter, which gives fertility to the soil

4. The floodplain is the area of land which is flooded when a river overflows its
banks.

5. In the flat area, layers of fertile soil called alluvium are deposited on the land
during flooding.

6. The soil in floodplain tends to be sandy, which often has a lot of salt from the
sea.

7. It can be harmful to plants and animals if there is too much salinity.


Part B: Short Notes:

1. Dhaka: Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is a megacity because it has more


than 10 million people. It is located on the banks of the Buriganga River.
Dhaka has a population of roughly 17 million, making it the largest city in
Bangladesh. It is also considered the ninth largest city in the world. It was a
provincial capital and a center of the worldwide muslin trade. The vast
agricultural resources and easy access by river to the sea encouraged maritime
trading and Dhaka became a prosperous trading route for Europeans. They
traded mainly in indigo (the blue dye plant), sugar, tobacco, tea, jute and the
locally-produced cotton fabric, Muslin. Today, modern Dhaka is the
commercial heart of Bangladesh and continues to be important as an
administrative centre.

2. Chittagong/Chattogram: Chittagong has been a seaport since ancient times and


the ancient city of Harikela was located in this region. A trading post used by
the Arabs since the 9th century, Chittagong has a multicultural heritage of
Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The city has a very busy and important
seaport and so serves as a major port of the country. The modern city
developed during British rule as a railway, oil and tea trading hub. Today,
Chittagong is on of the fastest growing cities in Bangladesh. A number of
important heavy and light industries, like paper, furniture making and ceramics
have become important and contributed significantly in the economic
development of the country.

3. Sylhet: Sylhet was part of the Indian state “Assam” for centuries. The district
has a rich history, and it is described as the “city of saints”. The mausoleum of
the great saint Hazrat Shah Jalal is located here. Sylhet was granted
metropolitan city status in March 2009. One of the most picturesque regions in
Bangladesh, its growing economy depends a lot on tourism. The area around
Sylhet is a tea-growing area. The Surma valley is surrounded with terraces of
tea gardens and lush green tropical forests. Srimangal, close to Sylhet, is known
as the tea capital of Bangladesh. The tea produced in Sylhet is of high quality
and exported on a large scale.

Part C: Question Answer

Q) Briefly describe the Rivers of Bangladesh.

Ans: The river network of Bangladesh is formed by the great rivers that come down
from the mountains of Himalayas through India. Bangladesh’s river network is unique
and keeps changing constantly as rivers modify or shift their channels. The river
network over Bangladesh’s plain moves generally from north to south but includes
numerous smaller river channels and streams flowing east, west, southeast, and
southwest. All these streams and small rivers crisscross in a number of places
throughout the country. For about 145 km, the Ganges is the boundary between India
and Bangladesh: it then continues to the southeast across the alluvial plains into
Bangladesh. These networks of channels enter the Bay of Bengal through a crumbled
seacoast that stretches for hundreds of miles; it is often referred to as “the many
mouths of the Ganges”.

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