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Primary Activities - Drought

This poster shows a close-up of a dried-up river bed in Zimbabwe.

Primary-school pupils can use the poster as a starting-point for an investigation into the effects of drought.

ŠJohn Evans/RGS Picture Library
ŠJohn Evans/RGS Picture Library

  • What do you think has happened to the soil in this picture?
  • Can you say why this has happened?
  • How do you think this affects the people who live in this place?
  • Could you imagine this happening near your school? If so, how would it affect your everyday life and the lives of those around you?
  • Why are there so few plants growing here?
  • If it suddenly rained very heavily, what would happen?

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