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WorksheetsDroughts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a drought?
excess flow of water flow over land
A drought is an unusually long period of time where there is not enough water to meet the needs of people, animals and plants.
Continuous rainfall
Falling of water droplets from the sky
Some of the effects of drought are? Select all that applies.
Lack of clean water
Diseases such as cholera and typhoid from drinking contaminated water
Flood
Death of plants and animals from wild fire, thirst or famine
Which of the following are man-made causes of drought?
Less precipitation (rainfall, snowfall) than expected
Dam building
Agriculture (Irrigation)
Deforestation (cutting down trees)
The main natural cause of Drought is:
Deforestation (over-exploitation of
forests)
Building dams
Less precipitation (rainfalls) than expected
Excessive (unnessesary) use of water by people
The causes of drought can either be natural or man-made?
True
False
Which of the following are possible solutions to drought?
Water conservation
Deforestation
Storing and moving water
Learning about drought and the environment
Hydrological drought is caused by vanishing water supply in water bodies such as streams, lakes, rivers and underground water.
True
False
Meteorological drought is caused by dam building.
True
False
We know a drought has ended when rainfalls refill underground water.
True
False
Another cause of drought in Australia is from the (a) weather pattern. When there are El Niño weather conditions, Australia becomes drier than normal and the chance of rain decreases.
