GEOG 3RW3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Maternal Death, Demographic Dividend
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Geography 3rw3 dr. basik page 1. Exam: exam review on wednesday april 8. Nepal) ; at the same time one of the most rapidly growing regional economies. Political map: bengal, part of british india: hindu majority in the west and muslim majority in the east, partition in 1947: Independence of a nation of bangladesh was declared. Bangladesh) division: sino-tibetan family of languages is predominant for the tribes, dhaka division is the most populous (about 30% of population, population is relatively homogeneous: ethnic bengali 98% Geography 3rw3 dr. basik page 2: different tribal groups about 1 % of population (mostly in chittagong, the largest tribe chakma (about 40% of the tribal groups) Infant, child and maternal mortality rates have declined consistently over several decades. In rural areas mortality rate is higher than in urban areas but the gap has been declining in recent years and is now down to only a 10% difference: life expectancy 69 years (2011)