Geography Drought

How does climatic change likely to affect the number of occurences of droughts

• drought will reduse

• its unlikely to change to any great amount

• drought will be more comman

• none of the above

period of dry weather for a long period is known as

• flood

• drought

• tsnami

• earth quakes

what is a drought

• a peirod of highly variable rain fall

• a period of below average precipition in a specific region

• when there is no water to use for animal and humans

• when rivers fall below particular levels

what natural factor causes drought

• overgarzing

• none of the above

• over cultivation

• rain faliure

which is a better reson to drought

• food aid

• devolepment aid

• water aid

• none of the above

which of the following human activites can trigger drought....

• defrostration

• urbanisation

• over fishing

• none of the above

which of the following is a primary hazard of drought

• damage to wild life

• damage to crop

• lack of water

the cultivation in drought condition causes

• defroestation

• none of the above

• premenent soil erosion

• urbanisation

which of the following can be a consequence of prolonged drought?

• increased crop yield

• water scarcity

• flooding

• none of the above

what is the primary method to mitigate the effects of drought?

• irrigation

• deforestation

• urban expansion

• none of the above