Droughts

Which is a better response to drought?

• Food Aid

• Water Aid

• Development Aid

How can dams cause drought?

• By reducing water levels downstream

• By reducing rainfall levels

• By flooding land behind the dam wall

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What does it mean when we say that droughts are cyclical?

• They happen every year.

• They only happen in the summer.

• They can stop them from happening.

• They are getting worse and worse.

Precipitation is very important for a natural environment to stay out of a drought. What is precipitation?

• Good government policies about water.

• Responsible water use.

• Rain, snow, or ice that falls from the sky.

• A way to clean water so that we have more to drink.

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What is this?

• Wildfire

• Flood

• Drought

• Global warming

What is a drought?

• Shortage/deficiency of water

• Too much precipiation

• Too much people using water

• Strong winds

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What the effects of droughts?

• Crop failure

• Famine

• Streams and ponds dry p causing people and animals suffer

• All of them

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What is a drought?

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• A sudden increase in rainfall

• A type of flood

• A seasonal change in weather

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Which of the following is a common consequence of droughts?

• Increased agricultural productivity

• Water scarcity

• Higher humidity levels

• Frequent thunderstorms

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How can human activities exacerbate drought conditions?

• By increasing water conservation efforts

• By deforestation and overuse of water resources

• By planting more trees

• By reducing carbon emissions

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