Dust Bowl Pop Quiz

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.

Check the best answer to fill in the blank.

Black Blizzards were ________________.

• when the sun did not come out for days due to heavy cloud cover and dark rain.

• Snow that was so heavily mixed with soil that it looked black.

• giant dust storms that people could not see through.

Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?

• California

• Oklahoma

• Colorado

• Texas

Which of the following did NOT lead to the Dust Bowl?

• A severe drought.

• Soil was used for growing wheat.

• Land was used for cattle.

• The government planted trees.

What year did the Dust Bowl begin?

• 1930

• 2016

• 1954

• 1916

What crop did most farmers in the Great Plains grow?

• corn
• lettuce
• wheat
• plums

Identify a negative consequence caused by 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

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.

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

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

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

• Driving on dirt roads in a Model T Ford

• Excessive cattle grazing

• Windmills

• Overplowing