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Famine caused by nature and people

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

flood

b)

earthquake

c)

drought

d)

volcanic eruption

e)

tornadoes

2.

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

a)

nature

b)

people

3.

P (a)   of insect pests

4.

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

5.

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

6.

(a)   destroy crops by covering them with water.

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

Malaysia

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Vietnam

d)

Myanmar

9.

If the rains are very heavy, __________

a)

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

b)

it makes the land dry and can cause drought.

c)

the floods destroy crops and farm animals are drowned.

10.

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

11.

What can floods damage?

a)

buildings

b)

mountains

c)

power supplies

d)

roads

e)

volcanoes

12.

What are human causes of famine? choose 3.

a)

civil disturbance

b)

seiges

c)

power supplies

d)

roads

e)

wars

13.

War turns farms and fields into b (a)   .

14.

Farmers in a ________ cannot plant their seeds, harvest their crops.

a)

paddy fields

b)

forest camp

c)

war zone