Our food and shelter
Activities
B. Discuss what will be our problems if our population becomes double the size it is now.
If our population becomes double the size it is now, then there will be problems in habitation. Land space will decrease, and people will have to cut more trees to free up space. In this way, forests will start disappearing. There will be shortage of food, and a large number of people will be unemployed. Moreover, it will also disturb the ecological balance. The country would not be fit of living under these circumstances.
D. Tick the best answer.
1. The rate of increase in food production cannot keep pace with the rate of population growth.
The sentence means that the food production
2. How can our housing problem add to our food problem?
3. What makes our land shrink day by day mentioned in line no. 13?
4. Many people may have to live on trees, because
5. People are cutting trees to
E. Make a list of things Ms Choudhury saw as a child in the village. Why do you think she liked them?
As a child, Ms Choudhury saw these things: the green paddy fields, yellow mustard seeds, wood, tall tamarind tree, big banyan tree and crop fields.
F. Write a composition about your village or locality. Describe any change in the things you have noticed over the years, such as houses, fields, trees, plants, etc.
The village where I was born and brought up is my native village. It is a large and famous village. It is in the district of Patuakhali. It is one of the most beautiful villages of Bangladesh.
It is clustered with green trees which provides shade. The birds chirp early in the morning. My village is calm and serene. Moreover, the village air is fresh and less polluted than that of towns because fewer vehicles ply in the village roads and there are fewer factories in rural areas. Many agricultural products are produced in my village. As a result, fresh fruits and vegetables are available in villages. There are many schools in my village. Boys and girls receive their education in these schools. Boys and girls from other villages come to receive education. There is also post office and bank in the village. There is also a market and a charitable dispensary in the village. The communication system of the village is very good and easy. Over the years, I have noticed that many new houses were made and trees were cut down to clear the land. However, it has progressed in many ways. There are better roads, transports and medical facilities than before.
I see my village as an ideal village. I love my village and I am proud of it. I wish every village in Bangladesh is as good as is mine.