1. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? There are 2 questions in this exercise in multiple choice format. Answer by clicking on one of the red letters (A, B, C, Or D). You will get a feedback to your response. Click on the or button placed on the screen. Next

2. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? 1.Example of drought impact on the environment AA. Forced selling of the livestock. BB. Decreased availability of dairy and livestock products. CC. ground water depletion. Next

3. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? 2. An example of effect of recurring droughts on soil health. AA. Build up of soil-borne diseases BB. Increased salt concentration CC. Depleted plant nutrients. Next

4. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? Thank you for completing this exercise. Now you may select Lesson 6 from the menu bar at the top of the screen after clicking on the “Exit” button given below. Exit

5. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? Your answer is not correct. Forced selling of the livestock and decreased availability of livestock products impacts a farmer/village and not the environment. The correct answer is: Example of impact of drought on the environment is depletion of ground water table.

6. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? Your answer is correct. Example of impact of drought on the environment is depletion of ground water table.

7. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? Your are right. Recurring droughts affect soil health by increasing the salt concentration.

8. Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought Module II - Lesson 5 Impacts of Drought Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment? Your answer is not correct. The correct answer is: Recurring droughts affect soil health by increasing the salt concentration.