Dust Bowl

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

• When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

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

• When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

• A general term for when objects become dirty.

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What year did the Dust Bowl begin?

• 1930

• 2016

• 1954

• 1916

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What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Driving

• Building

• Baseball

• Overplowing

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

• Snow

• Drought

• Hurricane

• Rain

How long did the Dust Bowl last?

• 5 weeks

• 6 months

• 25 years

• 10 years

What group of people had the worst consequences from the Dust Bowl?

• Farmers in the Great Plains

• Doctors up North

• People on the East Coast

• People out West

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What state did NOT experience the Dust Bowl?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Florida

• Kansas

What was there before the farmers settled onto the Great Plains?

• grass and buffalo
• corn and soldiers
• desert
• glaciers

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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Severe ________ played an important part in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

• droughts
• rainfall
• tornados
• thunderstorms