Drought leads to crop failure and famine. Use secondary sources to find about the locations and reasons for drought and famine around the world and their effects on crops and people.
Answers
The reasons for drought and famine around the world and their effects on crops and people are mentioned below :
- Famine is caused under certain conditions when there is crop failure , sudden rise in population or either their is war crisis due to the world war conditions.
- Inadequate high temperature , soil and air content and huge amount of water scarcity causes drought in certain areas due to which production of crops fail in certain areas.
- Due to these two conditions people are majorly affected in certain areas and they suffer from malnutrition , starvation , death due to lack of food etc.
- In India certain places like Bihar and Gujarat are suffering from drought and famine.
- Whereas South Africa and Australia also suffers from drought once in a year.