How Drought Affects Us Week 4

Drought.unl.edu/kids/index.htm

Instructions: Read article through and use the text to answer the questions.

1) What do people usually think of when they hear the words “Natural disasters?”
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2) Is drought a sudden occurrence? _________ Explain:

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3) When does drought happen? _____________________________________________

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4) True of false? Drought is a disaster that does not cost our country money. __________

5) How is water an important part of so many of our activities? _____________________

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6) Explain how droughts impact is direct and indirect. Give an example. ____________
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7) What is the term often given to the chain reaction of drought impact? _____________.

8) What industry might benefit from drought? __________________________________.

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9) Explain the tree categories of drought types:
Business:________________________________________________________________
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Environmental:___________________________________________________________
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Social:__________________________________________________________________
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10) Listed under the three categories or groups of drought impact are things that happen
during a drought. Pick two from each heading that you think would happen to you or
your family during a drought in this region.

Business:
1)______________________________________________________________________
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2)______________________________________________________________________
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Environmental:
1)______________________________________________________________________
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2)______________________________________________________________________
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Social:
1)______________________________________________________________________
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2)______________________________________________________________________
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A ______________ is simple enough. It’s a ___________________________________

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But the _____________ of a drought can be ________ _____________. A severe
drought can __________________ just about every ____________ _______________ in
an area and it can take years to ___________________.

Just think about the side ______________ of _____________. You can see _________
they can be so ______________. For example, ________________ are a lot more
___________ in _______ ____________, animals can ________ of _____________, but
the biggest ________________ can be ___________, which can ___________ entire
______________ __________________.

Drought usually _____________ with a __________ of ___________. In ___________

areas, the lack of rain _______________ can cause ____________ ________________.
But in more _________________ areas that use ___________________, the lack of rain
must ____________ long enough to _______-_____ the __________ and ____________
And then the _____________ of ___________________. You can also get a drought
through ___________ ______________. Imagine an area with a ______________
growing ____________________. If the rain ___________ for even a ___________
period of time, ___________ can _____________ the lakes and then there’s no water for
________________ or _________________. One way to _______________ droughts,
therefore, is to ______________ for _________ enough _____________ so that you can
ride out the dry periods.

There have been droughts in ___________, ______________ and _____________ that

have ____________ _________________. The ________________ _______________
in the _________________ was caused by a combination of _______ ____________
and ______________. Half a _____________ ____________ were left
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