Decade of Drought
Drought affected the "bread-basket" of which country?
China
process
Name one factor of drought.
Low precipitation, high demand, water quality, climate change
Which state is currently facing severe drought?
California
Name one way to reduce your own water use.
Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth, take shorter showers, stop watering your lawn, etc.
Due to a drought, farmers in Spain didn't have adequate water for_______.
olive crops
Increased prices of product, unsanitary living conditions, loss of jobs, famine, death, disease.
Water that falls to earth in any form is called __________________.
Precipitation
Name one of three ways to help sustain water our supply.
Mandatory restrictions, awareness, better management
Is Earth's water finite or infinite?
Finite
In 2014, record setting droughts occurred in what region of the US?
southwest
DAILY DOUBLE!
How many school days in a school year?
180
__________________ means to cause to happen
affect
Cause: "Sometimes regions get less precipitation",
Effect: a draught results
What activity uses the most water?
Washing clothes
A reservoir is...
A large natural or artificial lake used as a water supply
A system is ____________.
A group of related items that work together to do something.
Contribute means...
to give to something
Cause: Water becomes polluted.
Effect: It cannot be used for drinking.
About how many gallons of water does it take to process a single pound of hamburger meat?
~2500
How does drought affect human lives?
Famine, increase in price of crops, disease, unsanitary living conditions, loss of jobs
Reuses/recycles waste water
Name three effects of drought.
Famine, disease, refugees
Which of these is considered indirect water use?
buying jeans, watering your lawn, washing dishes, flushing the toilet