Drought topic

Question 1

whst id drougt

Answer 1

is a temporry or prolongr shortage of water

Question 2

it occurs mostly on which areas in Botswana

Answer 2

It occrs in arid and semi arid areas

Question 3

consequeses or effect of drought

Answer 3

1. loss of fodder
2. increase in overgrazing leading to lossin protective cover and plsnt species
3. incearsed numbers of miscarges due to stess and under weight also still birth are born more
4. Icreaed death as no. of undre weight is high
5. Reduced milk production , as now the female cabt access food

Question 4

economic effects of dought

Answer 4

1. unemployment increses
2. it slows down the national econnomic growth , delaying economic development
3. incesed food prices
4. exportation meaning more costds
5. more cost to farmers eg. eg death s looes , bmc companies shut down

Question 5

enviromental effects of derught

Answer 5

1.incesed deserification. veld fies, wind and water erosion
2. drought resistant plant become harzardous to anomals
4. increase in podinous plant s
5. increase in diseases
6. lossof plant species due to overgrazing
7. incresed predation
8. incesed stress to animals leading to under weiht, less milk pro, less conception pregnatncies , incresed deaths

Question 6

socila efffect of drought

Answer 6

1. food shortage
2. conflicts over water
3. inceased porverty
4. public disfaction with the gorvernment responce to droght assistance
5. mental and physical stress
6. political conflicts

Question 7

dissuss2 solutions to drught

Answer 7

1. 1. breeding characyterisation
      # use it ot bred ans make use f avaliable breeds of animals , especilly that rae drught eresistant to cross bred them eg, camels , goats ,
      # use breeding charcterisation for