Drought MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. How can dams cause drought?

1. By reducing rainfall levels
2. By reducing water levels downstream
3. By flooding land behind the dam wall
4. None of the above

2. How does the UK ensure the population have a continuous supply of water?

1. By pumping water out of rivers
2. By desalination of sea water
3. By recycling water from sewage
4. By using reservoirs to store water and boreholes to reach the water table

3. How is climate change likely to affect the number of occurrences of drought?

1. Droughts will reduce
2. Its unlikely to change to any great amount
3. Drought will become more common as extreme weather becomes more common
4. None of the above

4. Period of dry weather longer than normal is known as

1. Flood
2. Disaster
3. Drought
4. Famine

5. What human factor causes drought in the Sahel?

1. Rain failure
2. Overcultivation
3. Wet and dry seasons
4. None of the above

6. What is a drought?

1. A period of highly variable rainfall
2. When rivers fall below particular levels
3. A period of below average precipitation in a specific region
4. When there is no water for human or animal use

7. What natural factor causes drought in the Sahel?

1. Rain failure
2. Overcultivation
3. Overgrazing
4. None of the above

8. Which is a better response to drought?

1. Food aid
2. Development aid
3. Water aid
4. None of the above

9. Which of the following human activities can trigger drought?

1. Deforestation
2. Urbanisation
3. Over-fishing
4. None of the above

10. Which of the following is a primary hazard of drought?

1. Lack of water
2. Reduced tourism
3. Damage to crops
4. Damage to wildlife

11. Which of these areas is prone to dangerous droughts?

1. The Lake District
2. Canada
3. Sahel, in North Africa
4. Bangladesh

12. Which of these is a secondary hazard of drought?

1. Water shortage
2. Desertification
3. Warmer weather
4. Hurricanes

13. Why does high atmospheric pressure lead to periods of drought?

1. The descending air moves too fast to rain
2. The air is descending, which inhibits the formation of cloud
3. The high pressure forces the rain clouds away
4. The winds in an area of high pressure blow rain clouds through too fast