Dust Bowl

What did many farmers in Texas do during the Dust Bowl?

• They moved West to seek jobs

• Started businesses in Texas

• They had to grow cotton instead.

• Nothing changed for farmers in Texas

Describe The Dust Bowl in Texas in 5 SENTENCES

The Great Plains were called the ______________ because strong winds lifted the dry soil and started dust storms.

• Dust Bowl

• Tumbleweed Trails

• Lonesome Prairies

• Windstorm States

An area made up of parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico became known as the _________ __________.

• Cotton Bowl

• Orange Bowl

• Ginger Bowl

• Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was made up of parts of Texas, Colorado, and ___________.

• Kansas

• Oklahoma

• New Mexico

• All of the above

How many states are considered to be in the Dust Bowl

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 5

In the 1930's, the Great Plains were hit by a/an ____________.

• 100 year flood

• tornado

• drought

• drought

Many of the Okies moved from the Great Plains to _____________.

• Arizona

• South Dakota

• California

• Idaho

Because they had no other choice, farmers let their ______________ rot in the fields and ranchers killed their herds.

• Crops

• Cattle

• Dogs

The _____________ created dust storms so bad that it sometimes was dark as night during the day.

• Dry soil

• West Soil

• Dead animals