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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CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Driving

• Building

• Baseball

• Overplowing

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

• Farmers had no consequences

• Farmers didn't have to work very hard anymore

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

• Farmers were worried there was too much rain

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CCSS.RI.8.3

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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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• The Great Depression

• The Civil War

• World War 2

• Revolutionary War

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CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• migrants
• travelers
• Okies
• loners

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What crop did most farmers in the Great Plains grow?

• corn
• lettuce
• wheat
• plums