The Maldives is famous as a tourist destination because of its pleasant weather, heavenly beaches and lagoons, luxurious holiday resorts and the peace-loving people. The Maldives was ranked as the best country for beautiful beaches and facilities for recreation in 2008.

The Maldives is well known for being the lowest country in the world. Unfortunately, this small country with idyllic natural beauty is under threat from rising sea levels due to global warming. Most of the country is just 1.5 metres above sea level with the highest point of 2.3 metres! Many predictions have been made with respect to Maldives being swept away by the rising water level in the Indian Ocean. When the power tsunami of 2004 hit the island nation, many of the island's dry parts were flooded by the sea water. The government of the Maldives has begun to purchase land from nearby countries for resettling its people in case the islands go under water!

In order to highlight the threats of global warming to its low lying islands, the government of Maldives held a cabinet meeting underwater in 2009. That was the first ever underwater cabinet meeting in the world. The meeting took place about 5 meter underwater, in a blue-green lagoon on a small island. While underwater, the cabinet signed a document calling on all nations to cut their carbon emissions.

During the tsunami of 2004, many parts of the country were ______

• ক
  submerged
• খ
  dried
• গ
  uprooted
• ঘ
  eroded

এসএসসি English for Toady Seen Comprehension Our Neighbours

ব্যাখ্যা

48

MCQ: 49

Practice

Our Neighbours টপিকের বিষয়বস্তুঃ:

Learning outcomes:
After we have studied this unit, we will be able to

• read, comprehend and summarise texts
• ask and answer questions
• read travel advertisements and talk about them
• select and write headings
• write letters to friends describing places of interest.

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