Dust Bowl

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Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

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A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

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What year did the Dust Bowl begin?

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1930

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Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

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Farmers couldn't pay their bills and possibly lost their farms.

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What environmental factor played a part in the cause of the Dust Bowl?

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Drought

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How long did the Dust Bowl last?

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10 years

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What other major event was happening at the same time as the Dust Bowl?

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The Great Depression

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What were the people called who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places?

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Okies

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Which way is not a way people traveled out of the Dust Bowl to other places? Options: flew, train, car, foot

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flew

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One reason soil could be blown away is because: farmers didn't take care of their farms., winds were really strong., animals dug up the dirt with their hooves., so much planting eliminated grass that held it down.

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so much planting eliminated grass that held it down.

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Many unfortunate people lived in shacks referred to as _____________.

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Hoovervilles