
The Dust Bowl
Authored by Lindsay Taylor
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4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Settlers were hopeful that ________ would "follow the plow" after they tried growing crops during the Dust Bowl era.
rain
employees
food
money
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One positive impact for agriculture during the 1900-1920s was...
inventions that improved farming
drought/lack of rain
over plowing the soil
Native Americans losing their land
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did the drought (lack of rain) last that effected the Great Plains region?
A year
8 months
A decade (10 years!)
12 weeks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The dust clouds filled with loose top soil that rolled over the dry land were known as "_____ _________".
dirt shadows
dust monsters
black blizzards
smoke tsunamis
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was done to help improve the conditions and stop the dust storms from happening?
over 200 million trees were planted to block the wind
water was brought in from the ocean
lakes and rivers were built to help grow crops
greenhouse farms were created to grow crops indoors
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Farmers were paid $1 an acre to...
try different techniques such as crop rotation to improve the soil
plant trees and get them to grow at least 4 feet high
import water from natural sources such as rivers, lakes and oceans
build tall structures around their farm that can block wind
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