Dust Bowl Check For understanding

a decade-long natural catastrophe of biblical proportions, and the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history

• Exxon Valdez oil spill
• Chernobyl disaster
• The Dust Bowl

• Hurricane Katrina

How many years worth of water is left in the Ogallala Aquifer?

• 50 years
• 20 Years

• 10 years
• 100 years

What is the natural "turf" of the American plains?

• Sand

• Wheat

• Buffalo Grass

• Blue Grass

What was the one “indisputable” aspect of the nation that people claimed “could not be exhausted” or “used up?”

• Oil

• Top soil

• Water

• Air

 Who/What were the “suitcase farmers?”

• Farmers who carry their belongings in suitcases
• Farmers who grow crops in suitcases
• Individuals who own farmland but do not live on or actively work the land
• Farmers who wear suits while farming

How many acres of “virgin soil” were plowed to make wheat?

• 4 Million

• 11 Million

• 20 Million

• 50 Million

What was the price of wheat per bushel during the war?

• $2

• $1

• $50

• $500

 What is ironic about Boise City, Oklahoma?

• It Was a Huge City

• It didn't Have trees

• People bought houses even after seeing it

• The City was named after a river

Real Estate Developers were purchasing large ranches at how much money per acre?

• $5

• $10

• $15

• $20

How did the Dust Bowl affect the southern Great Plains population

• It forced many to leave their homes

• It killed many

• No effect on population
• Increased population