Drought and Water Scarcity

A drought is ....

• Very high rainfall

• a period of above average precipitation in a certain region

• a period of below average precipitation in a certain region

• a desert

Droughts impact

• The economy

• The environment

• only the Southern hemisphere

• only the Northern hemisphere

Which answers are correct... drought can cause ....

• Poor soil quality

• More bushfires

• Higher water levels

• Lower water levels

How do droughts impact farmers? Choose the correct answers.

• Crops may die

• Farmers don't lose money

• Farmers spend money on irrigation or wells

• Farmers may lose cattle

What are economic impacts of a drought?

• Low rainfall

• High rainfall

• Businesses lose money

• There are no economic impacts

How can we help in a drought?

• Use more water

• Water the garden

• Have deep baths

• Save water where we can

Australia is at risk of drought because...

• It is the driest inhabited continent on Earth

• Its rainfall is very variable

• It is a very hot country

• All of these

Choose the correct answers.The impact of a drought can cause....

• Very little rainfall

• Little surface water

• Little ground water

• Rivers flooding their banks

Drought are always long term

• False

• True

How does a drought end?

• If a little rainfall is recorded

• When no rainfall is recorded

• During a frost

• When rains that soak into the soil and replenish the groundwater occur