Term-2

Social Science
Class-6
Work Sheet-4

1. Broad Q/A

1. Define the following:

a. Tropical b. Temperate:

2. How do seasons of Bangladesh regulate the entire lifestyle of the people?

3. Describe the characteristics of Bangladesh climate.

4. Write a short note on “The greatest cyclone of Bangladesh.”

5. What preparedness can be done to combat the aftermath of a cyclone?

Or

What steps can be taken to prepare for a cyclone?

6. Show a diagram of the deadliest cyclones struck Bangladesh ever. `````````````````` 1

2. Ans in one word

a. Which season is the transition phase between autumn and winter? Late Autumn

b. When does the cyclone season begin? October

c. How many types of climate and weather events are in Bangladesh. Four

e. Full form of CPP. ___Cyclone Preparedness Programme______

f. Full form of GDP. ___Gross Domestic Product___

3. Fill in the blanks:

a. Bangladesh has wide seasonal variations in rainfall, high temperatures and humidity.

b. The northern hilly areas have a temperate, humid climate with the warmest month above 22°C.

c. The coolest winter days are from mid-December to February.

d. In the rainy season, rainfall measures up to 70 to 85 percent of the annual total.

e. Although Bangladesh has six seasons, however, three seasons are distinguishable: summer, rainy and
winter.

f. About 80% of Bangladesh's rain falls during the monsoon season.

g. Summer is hotter with humidity building up before the monsoon rains, and temperature reaching up
to 37 C.

5. Write the meaning of the given words:

a. balmy: Pleasant

b. precipitation: Rainfall

d. prone: likely to

e. Intrusion: Interruption

f. Infrastructure: Set up

g. Withstand: Survive

h. tarpaulin: waterproof cloth

i. devastates: destroys

6. Name them:

1. Almost the whole coastal belt along the Bay of Bengal is experiencing this problem: Salinity
Intrusion
2. Mid-June to mid-august with heavy rainfall almost every day in this season. : Monsoon seasons
3. It is a period of unusually dry weather worsened by extreme temperatures: Summer
4. This tropical cyclone lashed Patuakhali district of the southern coast of Bangladesh destroying
remote fishing villages: Cyclone Mahasen