Effects of Drought and Desertification (Grade 11 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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Define famine
Define famine
Severe shortage of food affecting entire populations
Define vulnerable (drought context)
Define vulnerable (drought context)
Easily harmed or more susceptible to negative impacts
Pattern drought/desertification effects follow
Pattern drought/desertification effects follow
Cascading pattern from lack of rainfall through systems
Environmental impacts of drought (list 3)
Environmental impacts of drought (list 3)
Rivers dry up, soil loses fertility, vegetation dies
Human impacts of drought (list 3)
Human impacts of drought (list 3)
Crop failures, livestock mortality, famine
Why are subsistence farmers vulnerable?
Why are subsistence farmers vulnerable?
Survival depends entirely on own agricultural production
Why are women & children most vulnerable?
Why are women & children most vulnerable?
Least well-nourished even in normal times
Loss of traditional practices impact
Loss of traditional practices impact
Lose important knowledge for managing drought periods
Chad's annual rainfall (mm)
Chad's annual rainfall (mm)
300-600 millimetres
Chad child malnutrition rate (under 5)
Chad child malnutrition rate (under 5)
1 in 4 children show signs of malnutrition