The characteristics of Bangladesh and the possible causes of flooding.

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The characteristics of Bangladesh and the possible causes of flooding.

Bangladesh is situated between 22° and 27° North, either side of the tropic of cancer. It is bordered by India to the West, North and East, and by Myanmar to the South East. It is South of the Himalayas and North of the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh Is very flat (all less than 200m ASL [above sea level], with 15% of land being less than 15m ASL. There are two main rivers in Bangladesh, The River Ganges and The River Brahmaputra. There are 230 river and tributaries in Bangladesh in total, which all drain southwards.

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The quality of life in Bangladesh is low, as both the population density and the death rate are high, and both Life expectancy and adult literacy are low.

The land in the Delta (towards the Bay of Bengal) is vastly used for arable crops, as it is so fertile and flat. Most people in Bangladesh earn their living through farming, so they have to grow lots of food. The silt in the delta was eroded by the surface runoff picking up soil from fields, and by abrasion of the riverbed. It is transported by the sea waves, and by longshore ...

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