Drought

A drought is best defined as:

• The complete depletion of the water supply

• When water supply can’t keep pace with water consumption

• An extended period of abnormally warm temperatures

• Consecutive seasons of historically low precipitation

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What can you infer about factories from their impact on local water supplies?

• They consume a large amount of water

• They’re required to replace all the water they use

• They need to pipe water in from far away

• They produce water as a by-product

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Which statement follows logically from the idea that droughts are cyclical?

• Droughts happen every year

• Droughts always occur in the summer

• Droughts have become less severe

• Droughts cannot be entirely prevented

Precipitation is to a drought as food is to _______.

• A farm

• Hunger

• A kitchen

• Taste

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Cities that depend on snowmelt are usually located near a(n):

• Ocean

• Canyon

• Mountain

• Dam

How are droughts different from most other types of natural disasters?

• They involve water

• They are not deadly

• Their impact is more long-term

• They are unrelated to global warming

Who is most likely to be directly affected by a drought?

• Farmer

• Grocery owner

• Baker

• Factory worker

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Which place is least equipped to handle a water shortage?

• A rural town in France

• A village in Kenya

• A suburb in the United States

• A major city in China

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Which of the following is an opinion about water conservation?

• It can lessen the impact of a drought

• It’s the only strategy for stopping a drought

• It’s not as important as reducing carbon emissions

• It has positive benefits beyond drought prevention

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Place the following steps in logical order: A) El Nino shifts the jet stream south; B) Dry weather in the Northwest; C) Carbon emissions raise world temperatures.

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

• C, A, B

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