Geography (Year Three) - Drought - Week one

What is drought?

• A period of abnormally high rainfall

• A period of snow fall

• A period of extreme cold weather

• A period of abnormally low or lack of rainfall

How many types of drought are there?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Two

What is meteorological drought?

• A drought caused by falling down of trees

• A drought caused by rising of trees

• A drought caused by high water demand

• A drought caused by abnormally low rainfall

A drought that affects crops and farming is called .....

• Ecological drought

• Agricultural drought

• Meteorological drought

• Economic drought

A ........... drought that affects rivers, lakes and groundwater

• Economical

• Ecological

• Agricultural

• Hydrological

Ecological drought affects plants and animals.

• False

• True

• Uncertain

• None of the above

When drought affects people's livelihoods and economy, it is called ....

• Livelihood drought

• Job drought

• Socio-economic drought

• ecological drought

One of the following is a cause of drought.

• Cooking

• Climate change

• Creating water pipes

• Low usage of water

Deforestation means .........

• Decorating forest

• Planting trees

• Burning forest

• Falling down of trees

Extreme high water demand can result to drought.

• Absolutely true

• Absolutely false

• Unknown

• Uncertain