The DUST BOWL QUIZ
Quiz by MARCUS BECKWITH
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- Q1droughtA long time without rain. This happened in the Great Plains in 1930.30s
- Q2Dust BowlSoil turned into dust because of the drought and poor farming techniques. This caused dust storms to sweep across the Great Plains.30s
- Q3Migrant WorkersFarmers that left the Great Plains because of stroms and harvested crops from place to place.30s
- Q4Geographic Effects of The Dust BowlBlack Blizzards would whip through the Great Plain States devastating communities. (dust storms)30s
- Q5See imageStates outside of the Dust Bowl were affected30s
- Q6See imageTexans planted trees and vegetation to prevent erosion30s
- Q7Black BlizzardsGreat dust storms that swept across the plains, blotting out the sun and suffocating livestock as well as people30s
- Q8Causes of The Dust BowlSevere drought (no rain)30s
- Q9See imageHigh winds and temperatures well over 100 degrees30s
- Q10See imagePoor Farming methods30s
- Q11Economic Effect of the dust bowlMany Texas farmers lost their farms to the bank30s
- Q12See imageCrops were ruined30s
- Q13See imageLivestock perished (died)30s
- Q14What was referred to as the "panhandle" the center of the Dust Bowl?Oklahoma was the panhandle of the Dust Bowl.30s
- Q15Black SundayApril 14, 1935. This was the worst dust storm in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado.30s