Drought

What is a drought?

• excess flow of water flow over land

• An abnormally low precipitation in a place over time.

• Continuous rainfall

• Falling of water droplets from the sky

Some of the effects of drought are? Select all that applies.

• Lack of clean water

• Disease such as cholera and typhoid from drinking contaminated water

• Flood

• Death of plants and animals from wild fire, thirst or famine

Which of the following are man-made causes of drought?

• Less precipitation (rainfall, snowfall) than expected

• Dam building

• Agriculture (Irrigation)

• Deforestation

The main natural cause of Drought is

• Deforestation

• Building dams

• Less precipitation than expected

• Excessive use of water by people

The causes of drought can either be natural or man-made?

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a type of drought?

• Agricultural drought

• Meteorological drought

• Flash drought

• Hydrological drought

Which of the following are possible solutions to drought?

• Water conservation

• Deforestation

• Storing and moving water

• Learning about drought and the environment

Hydrological drought is caused by vanishing water supply in water bodies such as streams, lakes, rivers and underground water.

• True

• False

Meteorological drought is caused by dam building.

• True

• False

We know a drought has ended when precipitation replenishes underground water.

• True

• False