PBS Dust Bowl Documentary Test

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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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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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

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

• Snow

• Drought

• Hurricane

• Rain

How long did the dust bowl last?

• 10 years

• 5 years

• 30 years

• 20 years

How many years did it take to create the conditions that led to the dust bowl?

• 10 years

• 40-50 years

• 15-20 years

• 100 years

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Why is buffalo grass significant?

• It really isn't

• The buffalo liked it

• It's deep roots hold moisture

• It wouldn't grow in the great plains

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Select all the states below that were considered part of the great plains? (this is not all of them, hopefully you know your state abbreviations)

• MT

• OK

• NM

• TX

• CT

What is "No Man's Land"?

• The desert in NM

• The OK panhandle

• The TX panhandle

• Southeast Colorado

What is a lister plow?

• Plow that covers a lot of ground all at once

• Plow that splits the soil in 2 directions creating drifts to catch soil

• A modern plow

• A plow that destroys the land