Question 1

drought

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A long time without rain. This happened in the Great Plains in 1930.

Question 2

Dust Bowl

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Soil turned into dust because of the drought and poor farming techniques. This caused dust storms to sweep across the Great Plains.

Question 3

Migrant Workers

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Farmers that left the Great Plains because of stroms and harvested crops from place to place.

Question 4

Geographic Effects of The Dust Bowl

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Black Blizzards would whip through the Great Plain States devastating communities. (dust storms)

Question 5

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States outside of the Dust Bowl were affected

Question 6

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Texans planted trees and vegetation to prevent erosion

Question 7

Black Blizzards

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Great dust storms that swept across the plains, blotting out the sun and suffocating livestock as well as people

Question 8

Causes of The Dust Bowl

Accepted Answer

Severe drought (no rain)

Question 9

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High winds and temperatures well over 100 degrees

Question 10

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Poor Farming methods

Question 11

Economic Effect of the dust bowl

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Many Texas farmers lost their farms to the bank

Question 12

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Crops were ruined

Question 13

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Livestock perished (died)

Question 14

What was referred to as the "panhandle" the center of the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma was the panhandle of the Dust Bowl.

Question 15

Black Sunday

Accepted Answer

April 14, 1935. This was the worst dust storm in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

Question 16

Home Life during The Dust Bowl

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Acts of daily life such as breathing, eating, and working were no longer simple. Women hung wet sheets over windows in a futile attempt to stop the dirt from entering their homes. Farmers watched helplessly as their crops and land blew away. Homes were overcome with insects and pests such as scorpions, spiders, and rattlesnakes. Thousands of jackrabbits devoured family gardens.

Question 17

Name 5 states that the Dust Bowl hit the hardest

Accepted Answer

texas, new mexico, kansas, colorado, oklahoma

Question 18

What risks to people's health and safety would occur during a dust storm?

Accepted Answer

The dust could enter a person's lungs or eyes and cause infections. It would be unsafe to drive due to fog and not being able to see.

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