Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

Area: 144,000 sq km

Land boundaries: 4,246 km

Border countries: Burma, 193 km; India, 4,053 km

Coastline: 580 km

Climate: tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)

Natural resources: natural gas, arable land, timber, coal

Natural hazards: droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season

1. Where is Bangladesh on this map?

2. What’s the capital of Bangladesh?

A. Burma B. Dhaka

C. Delhi D. Tehran

3. What body of water borders Bangladesh to the southwest?

A. Pacific Ocean

B. Persian Gulf

C. Bay of Bengal

D. Mediterranean Sea

4. What differentiates the terms cyclone, typhoon and hurricane?

A. Strength of the winds

B. Death toll caused

C. Location

D. Rotation of the storm

5. On which continent is Bangladesh located?

A. Africa B. Asia

C. Europe

D. South America

6. What year did Bangladesh become independent and gain the name it has today?

A. 1641 B. 1871

C. 1971 D. 1991

7. What is the national flower of Bangladesh?

A. Rose B. Lily

C. Orchid D. Tulip

The death toll* from Bangladesh’s most catastrophic* storm in a decade climbed to 3,447 on Tuesday and officials warned the figure could rise sharply as rescuers reached more isolated* areas.

Teams from international aid organizations worked with army troops in a rescue effort that drew help from around the world. Rescue workers cleared roads of fallen trees and twisted roofs to reach remote villages, but tents*, rice, water and other relief* items were slow to arrive.

The official death toll from Tropical Cyclone Sidr reached 3,447 on Tuesday, according to the Disaster Management Ministry.

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society said it believed the toll could reach 10,000 once rescuers reach islands off the coast of the low-lying river delta nation.

Every year, storms batter* Bangladesh, a country of 150 million, often killing large numbers of people. The most deadly recent storm was a tornado* that leveled* 80 villages in northern Bangladesh in 1996, killing 621 people.

(SD-Agencies)