drought is a condition the results when the average rianfall a fertile area ..... far below the normal amount for ..... long periad of time.
In areas that are not .... ,the lack of rain ... farm crop to winther and die.
Higher than...temperatures usually accompany periods of doughts.
The soil of a drought area becomes .... and curmbles.
Often the rich topsoil is... away by the hot, dry wind.
Streams , ponds , and ... often dry up during a drought , and animals .... and may even die... the lack of eater