Lesson 2/34 min
Barind, Madhupur and landform terms
The Pleistocene terrace areas
| Area | Location | Size | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barind Tract | north-west of Rajshahi Division | 9,320 sq km (secondary geography textbook) | grey and red soil; 6-12 m above the floodplain |
| Madhupur and Bhawal Tract | large parts of Mymensingh, Tangail and Gazipur | about 4,103 sq km (Khandokar) | reddish and grey soil; about 6 m (20 ft) in the east and south, about 30 m (100 ft) in the west and north |
| Lalmai hills | Cumilla district | — | high land, part of the terrace region |
Memory trick: To remember the Barind districts: BDR² = Bogura, Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Rangpur.
Landform terms and miscellany
- Plateau: wide land lower than mountains but a little above the plain. Bangladesh has no plateau
- Plain: wide flat land above sea level with a gentle slope
- Antipode: the point exactly opposite another on the globe. Dhaka's antipode is near Chile in the Pacific Ocean
- Before the land formed, this area was the Bengal basin (Bango-Basin)
- Proof that the area was once sea: the limestone mines
- The Chattogram Hill Tracts valley flooded by Kaptai is called Vengi (Bhengi) Valley
- Peat soil is found in Faridpur; the soil commonly lacks zinc and sulphur
- A river-fed land with variety: high in places, low in others, flat elsewhere
Check yourself
Which landform does Bangladesh not have?
At a glance
- 1
Barind is in the north-west of Rajshahi Division; grey-red soil; BDR² = Bogura, Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Rangpur.
- 2
Madhupur and Bhawal are in Mymensingh, Tangail and Gazipur; Lalmai is in Cumilla.
- 3
Bangladesh has no plateau.
- 4
Dhaka's antipode is near Chile, in the Pacific.
- 5
Earlier the Bango-Basin; limestone mines prove the old sea; the valley flooded by Kaptai is Vengi Valley.