What were the severe Dust Storms called

• Snow Blizzards

• Black blizzards

• Lions

• Dark Skies

The worst Dust Storm ever recorded was referred to as Black _______

• Monday

• Thursday

• Tuesday

• Sunday

Define Dust Bowl.

• area of the Midwest during the 1930's because of a severe drought.

• area of the Southeast during the 1920's because of terrible dust storms.

• area from Canada to Texas in the 1930's with severe storms.

A drought was _________________________________.

• A period of heavy rain and flooding.

• A period that was extremely dry and dusty.

• A period where people experienced a bountiful harvest.

Check the box that best fills in the blank.

Okies were______________________.

• People that farmed and were forced to move their crops.

• Farmers that moved from the Dust Bowl to California.

• Farmers that strung a clothesline between their house to find their way back.

Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?

• California

• Oklahoma

• Colorado

• Texas

How did California react to the "Okies"?

• They were welcoming and helped provide jobs for them.

• They did not appreciate all the poor people coming and outlawed them.

• They created a program to help them get back on their feet.

• They built homes to hold the massive influx of them.

What year did the Dust Bowl begin?

• 1930

• 2016

• 1954

• 1916

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

• Driving

• Building

• Baseball

• Overplowing

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