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WorksheetsDROUGHT
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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 wildfires
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
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
Which of the following are man-made causes of drought?
Less precipitation (rainfall, snowfall) than expected
Dam building
Agriculture (Irrigation)
Deforestation
The main natural cause of Drought is
Deforestation
Building dams
Less precipitation than expected
Excessive use of water by people
The causes of drought can either be natural or man-made?
True
False
How can dams cause drought?
By reducing rainfall levels
By reducing water levels downstream
By flooding land behind the dam wall
Which is a better response to drought?
Food aid
Development aid
Water aid
What is NOT associated with the dangers of droughts to a human population?
Hunger due to crop failures
Spread of disease
Famine
