famine

1. Famines can be caused by natural things such as drought, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, plagues of insect pests or plant diseases.

• True

• False

2. Drought does not affect the availability and affordability of food in markets.

• True

• False

3. Floods in Bangladesh have minimal impact on agriculture and food supplies.

• True

• False

4. The African country of Niger experienced severe floods in 2013 that destroyed crops and forced people from their homes.

• True

• False

5. 5. Famines are exclusively caused by man-made factors rather than natural ones.

• True

• False

6. 6. Drought is a period of abnormally dry weather that can lead to crop failure and farm animal deaths.
   

• True

• False