classifying impacts of drought
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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?