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Part-B : Unseen part

5. Identify the statement as true or false. If false, give the correct answer.

(a) Bangladesh has a lower infant mortality rate than that of England. False. corr- Bangladesh has a higher infant mortality rate than that of England.

(b) Traffic accident causes more deaths in Bangladesh. True

(c) England has a lower death rate in case of diabetes. True

(d) Tuberculosis causes 7% death in Bangladesh. True

(e) England has a higher death rate for heart attack. True

Read the passage carefully and then answer the question 4 and 5. The current world population roughly calculated by the United Nations is 7.5 billion as of September 2017. Six of the seven continents of the Earth are permanently resided on a large scale. Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.54 billion inhabitants accounting for 60% of the world population. China and India are world’s most populated countries. They together have about 37% of the world’s population. Africa is the second most populated continent, with around 1.28 billion people and it is 16% of the world’s population. The population of Europe is 742 million which is 10% of the world’s population as of 2018, while 651 million live in Latin America and Caribbean regions and it is 9% of the world’s population. Northern America primarily consisting of the United states and Canada has a population of around 363 million which is 5% and Oceania is the least-populated region with about 41 million inhabitants which is 0.5% of world population although it is not permanently resided by any fixed population. Antarctica has also a small and varied international population based mainly in polar science station.

4. Now complete the table with the information given in the passage.

Continent/Country

Asia

Africa

iii)

United states and Canada

Oceania

Population

4.54 billion

ii)

742 million

iv)

41 million

% of the world population

i)

16%

10%

5%

v)

Ans: i) 60% ii) 1.28 billion iii) Europe iv) 363 million v) 0.5%

5. Identify the statement as true or false. If false, give the correct answer.

a. Asia has the largest population among all the seven countries. True.

b. Africa is in the third position in case of the number of population. False

corr- Africa is in the second position in case of the number of population.