Famine caused by nature and people

The most common natural causes of famine are ________ and _________.

• flood

• earthquake

• drought

• volcanic eruption

• tornadoes

Long period of dry weather is the cause of famine by _________.

• nature

• people

P (a)   of insect pests

Plants begin to s (a)   and die due to drought.

Wells, rivers and r (a)   dry up as a result of drought.

(a)   destroy crops by covering them with water.

When the price of the food in the shops rises, people have to pay more money for less food.

• True

• False

Most of the ________lies on the delta at the mouths of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.

• Malaysia

• Bangladesh

• Vietnam

• Myanmar

If the rains are very heavy, __________

• It helps farmers to collect water in the canals and they can irrigate the crops.

• it makes the land dry and can cause drought.

• the floods destroy crops and farm animals are drowned.

If the monsoon rains fail to arrive, there is a (a)   .