Mission US: Part 5 Vocabulary

What term is used to describe the ecological disaster that severely affected the Great Plains region during the 1930s?

• Black Sunday

• Dust Bowl

• Great Drought

• Sand Storm

Which term refers to the practice of growing and studying crops and soil management?

• agronomist

• botanist

• ecologist

• geologist

What does the acronym NYA stand for, as related to a youth program established in the past?

• National Youth Association

• National Youth Administration

• New Youth Alliance

• National Young Adults

What term describes laborers who move from place to place to work in agriculture?

• migrant workers

• freelance farmers

• traveling harvesters

• nomadic cultivators

Which term is used to describe the early morning bugle call in the military that signals the start of the day?

• reveille

• retreat

• taps

• assembly

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A period of severe dust storms in the 1930s caused by drought and over-plowing.

• A massive dust storm that specifically occurred on April 14, 1935.

• A New Deal agency that helped struggling families.

• A term used to describe migrant workers during the Great Depression.

What event is referred to as Black Sunday?

• The day the stock market crashed in 1929.

• A massive dust storm that struck Oklahoma and Texas on April 14, 1935.

• The introduction of the National Youth Administration.

• The establishment of the Resettlement Administration.

What was the primary purpose of the National Youth Administration (NYA)?

• To provide work and educational opportunities to young people aged 16 to 25.

• To help urban and rural families move into planned communities.

• To assist farmers with soil management and crop production.

• To relocate people affected by the Dust Bowl.

Who were considered migrant workers during the Dust Bowl era?

• Young individuals who participated in the NYA.

• Families that moved into communities planned by the federal government.

• People who moved from place to place to find work, usually as farm workers planting and harvesting crops.

• Scientists who specialized in soil management.

What was the role of an agronomist during the Dust Bowl?

• To provide educational opportunities to the youth.

• To plan new communities for struggling families.

• To use scientific knowledge to assist farmers with soil management and crop production.

• To move families into urban areas.