Activity sheet Classifying impacts of drought

Add the following impacts of drought to the correct part of the diagram. Add any

others that you can think of.

• Crops can’t grow well

• Ships can’t travel on waterways

• Clay soils shrink, causing structural damage

to buildings

• People suffer mental and physical stress

• Endangered species are wiped out

• There is little or no fresh drinking water

• There is an increased risk of disease as food

and water run short

• People move from the country to towns

• Without crops to sell, farmers struggle to earn

a living

• Farmers need to spend more money on

irrigation

geography@work Why are some countries dry whilst others flood?