Grade 7 Water Crisis Quiz (Vocab from A Long Walk to Water)

What does the term 'arid' mean?

• Very dry

• Abnormally low rainfall

• Forced to leave their country

• Lack of clean water

What is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall called?

• Very dry

• A lack of something

• A shortage of water

• A lack of clean water

What is a person called who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster?

• A lack of something

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• Made impure by exposure to harmful substances

• Refugee

What does the term 'scarcity' mean in the context of water crisis?

• A lack of something

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• A shortage of water

• A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply

What is a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply called?

• A lack of something

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• A shortage of water

• Reservoir

What is the process of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene, especially in relation to water and sewage called?

• A lack of something

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• Made impure by exposure to harmful substances

• Sanitation

What does the term 'contaminated' mean in the context of water crisis?

• Very dry

• A lack of something

• Made impure by exposure to harmful substances

• A shortage of water

What does the term 'desperate' mean in the context of water crisis?

• Feeling a great need or desire for something

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• A shortage of water

• A lack of clean water

What is the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in difficult or challenging conditions called?

• A lack of something

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

• Survival

• A shortage of water

What is it called when people move from one place to another, often seasonally or in search of resources?

• Very dry

• A lack of something

• Migrate

• A shortage of water