DROUGHT 2

WALA: DROUGHT

L.O: to outline the types of drought.

Review previous lesson .

E.g what is drought.

What are the types of drought.

• Regular droughts

• unexpected droughts

• What do you think each type of drought mean?

Regular droughts

Many parts of the world have a period of drought every year.

These places have a dry season and a wet season.

People plan for the dry period by storing water and by growing crops that can survive in the dry weather.

Unexpected droughts

Drought causes rivers, lakes,reservoirs and wells to dry up. Plants wither and die. Animals die. Soil becomes

With no crops for food and no animals left to provide meat or milk, country people starve unless they can get food from somewhere else.

People who live in towns and cities are affected too because food is in short supply.

ACTIVITY

Imagine there is a drought where you live. How many ways of saving water can you think of?

Write them in your exercise book.

REVIEW THE LESSON.