WorksheetsDust Bowl
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
How long did the Dust Bowl last? (From Video)
10 years
100 years
25 years
5 years
What happened during the Dust Bowl? (From Video)
Large clouds filled the skies with dust that blocked out the sun
Static electricity made your hair crazy before the storm hit
Dust got everywhere in the house, despite putting up newspaper and cloth
All of the above
Was the Dust Bowl a natural disaster or man made?
Natural Disaster
Man Made
Both natural and man made
According to the article, who was credited with creating the name "Dust Bowl"?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reporter Robert Geiger
Author John Steinbeck
According to the article, did most farm families flee the Dust Bowl?
Yes, about 1.2 million fled
No, only about 16,000 migrants fled
Yes of course they would leave
What was a state that was highly impacted by the Dust Bowl?
Texas
Virginia
Illinois
California
True or False: 700 people died as a result of dust pneumonia/ brown lung.
True, 700 people died.
False, 7,000 people died.
