The Dust Bowl Quiz

The Dust Bowl Quiz

8th Grade

10 Qs

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The Dust Bowl Quiz

The Dust Bowl Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was the Dust Bowl?

A tsunami

A severe period of drought and dust storms

A series of earthquakes

A volcanic eruption

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did farmers begin to settle the Great Plains region?

Because of the lack of suitable land for agriculture

Because of the presence of natural grasses

Because of the belief that 'rain will follow the plow'

Because of the abundance of trees and water

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What farming practices led to the depletion of soil nutrients and increased erosion?

Terracing and mechanized plowing

Use of better tractors and combines

Crop rotation and contour plowing

Heavy plowing and elimination of natural grasses

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which regions were most affected by the severe drought of the 1930s?

Eastern Texas and Louisiana

Northern California and Oregon

Panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, western Kansas, and large portions of Colorado and New Mexico

Southern Florida and Georgia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What were the dust storms that reached as far as Washington D.C. called?

Black blizzards

Sandstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How much less precipitation than normal did the Dust Bowl region receive during the 1930s?

5-10%

10-15%

20-25%

15-20%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What did the Civilian Conservation Corps do to combat the Dust Bowl?

Planted more than 200 million trees

Constructed wind turbines

Developed irrigation systems

Built dams and reservoirs

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