9B- Dust Bowl

What was the nickname of the day of the greatest dust storm in U.S. history?

• Black Tuesday

• Black Sunday

• Red Thursday

• Blue Monday

Who was affected the most by the Dust Bowl?

• farmers

• stock brokers

• cowboys

• doctors

Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

• Farmers lost all of their cattle.

• Farmers could not keep their animals out of the dust.

• Farmers could't pay their bills and possibly lost their farms

• Farmers were worried there was too much rain.

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

• Stock market collapse

• Drought

• Desertification

• Rain

You are writing about the Dust Bowl, which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY source?

• magazine article about the Dust Bowl written in 2001

• school textbooks published in 1997

• a diary from someone who lived during the Dust Bowl

• stories passed down from the generations about that time

Drought, over-plowing, erosion, windy conditions and high heat were all ____________________ of the Dust Bowl

• Causes

• Effects

• Impacts

• Results

Which of the below was NOT a new technique that farmers used to prevent soil erosion after the Dust Bowl?

• Terracing

• Watering the soil

• Crop Rotation

• Contour Farming

The Dust Bowl mostly affected the Texas Panhandle, which is in the region below...

• Coastal Plains Region

• Mountains & Basin Region

• Great Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

Under his "New Deal", President Franklin Roosevelt created which of the acts below to help prevent future soil erosion and Dust Bowls in the U.S.?

• Ground Safe Act

• Soil Watering Act

• Soil Erosion Act

• Soil Conservation Act

As a result of the Dust Bowl, many Texans migrated (moved) to which state below...

• Oklahoma

• Louisiana

• California

• New Mexico