What is a drought?
What is a drought?
A drought is a long period of unusually low water availability compared with what is normal for that place and season. It is not just "no rain", because high temperatures and high demand for water can make shortages worse even when some rain still falls.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A GCSE Geography Drought case study. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a solid grasp of core physical and human processes before tackling the evaluation- and decision-making-style questions used in the final papers, which carry the most marks.