The Dust Bowl 1

The Dust Bowl was also known as:

• The naughty 30s

• The filthy 30s

• The Emigration

• The dirty thirties

Did the Dust Bowl only affect the United States?

• Yes

• No

• No, parts of Mexico too

• No, parts of Hawaii too

What was the correct name for the large areas of grassland in mid-America?

• Grassland

• The Plains

• Prairie Land

• The Dust Bowl

What caused the new farmers to fail?

• Lack of intelligence

• Lack of technology

• Lack of rain

• Lack of farming knowledge

In which decade did the Dust Bowl effects happen mostly?

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

What was missing from the soil which caused the soil to die?

• Trees

• Bacteria

• Moisture and nutrients

• Rocks

What was ONE other name for the dust storms?

• Whiteouts

• Blackouts

• Black blizzards

• White wizards

How far did some of the storms travel?

• All the way to the East coast

• Only in the local area

• Only as far as Chicago

• All the way to California

Why was the name 'panhandle' used for Texas and Oklahoma?

• They were circular in shape

• They had a vague geographical shape of a pan

• People there did lots of cooking with pans

• Pans were the largest commodity produced

Approximately what area did the 'Dust Bowl' affect?

• One trillion rai

• One hundred million acres

• 250 thousand acres

• 600 000 km²