WorksheetsThe Dust Bowl 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Severe dust storms caused what in 1930s mid-America?
Minor ecological and no agricultural damage
Small amounts of ecological damage
Major ecological and agricultural damage
Agricultural damage
Which 3 techniques were missing from farming techniques?
Enough irrigation, well-worked fields, cover crops
Fertilisation, well-planted fields, tree planting (for conservation)
Crop rotation, fallow fields, cover crops
Fertilisation, fallow fields, tree planting (for conservation)
Why were farmers unable to farm correctly?
They had only European farming techniques in mind
They were trained fully by the American government
They had a natural affinity with the soil
They had to pay too much for their land
What usually keeps soil in place?
Fences and crops
Natural anchors such as grasses and trees
Moisture and hills (to slow the winds down)
Deep ploughing makes soil more stable
What geographical phenomenon was happening in the 1930s?
Monsoons
Climate change for the better
Climate change for the worse
Drought
Into which ocean would much soil have been deposited as a result of the storms?
The Arctic
The Indian
The Pacific
The Atlantic
Which cities were affected by the dust storms - first and later?
San Fransisco and Houston, Texas
Chicago and New York
New York and Chicago
Florida and California
Many people had to leave the land; they lost all t heir money. What did some have to do to make money while they travelled to cities?
Pick corn
Mend roads
Pick cotton
Beg, steal or borrow
'The Grapes of Wrath' (book) is about what?
The lives of ex-farmers once they arrived in the cities
The social and economic conditions of the farmers who remained in the Dust Bowl area
The social and economic conditions of migrants who had to leave the land
John Steinbeck's childhood
After which war did settlement in the central plains of America increase?
World War 1
The Boer War
The American War of Independence
The American Civil War
Which was the greatest technological innovation which allowed movement across America?
Transcontinental flights
Transcontinental railroads
Transcontinental roads
Transcontinental buses
What main geographical characteristic of the plains allowed the dust bowl effect to take place?
Too much rain
Not enough precipitation
The continental winds
The 'bowl' shaped land
Choose the two correct options, in order, to fill the gaps.
During wet years, the rich soil provides ____________ agricultural output, but crops ____________ during dry years.
bountiful, fail
Fail, bountiful
stability, die
excess, increase
Does the region have higher, lower or stronger winds than the coastal regions of the continent?
Higher
Lower
Stronger
They are equal to
In which year did an extended drought start?
1931
1930
1929
1935
What characterised the period leading up to 1930?
It was unusually dry
It had exactly the same amount of rain in the three years 1928-30
It was unusually wet
It was absolutely normal
Which date became known as "Black Sunday"?
November 11th, 1933
December 25th, 1930
April 14th, 1935
April 1st 1901
On "Black Sunday", approximately how many very bad storms happened?
20
15
10
22
What colour snow fell on the New England area the following winter?
White, of course
Black
Blue
Red
What do we call the removal of one large group of people from one place to another?
Immigration
Emigration
An exodus
Human displacement
