Causes & Effects
What were the main causes of the Dust Bowl?
Heat and Poor Agricultural Practices,
What are 3 of the 5 states most effected by the Dust Bowl?
Colorado - Kansas - Texas - Oklahoma - New Mexico
What year did the Dust Bowl end?
1939
Why was this event called the Dust Bowl?
The severe drought dried the area out and the states effected coined the name.
What were the Farmers doing to risk the chances of dust storms?
Plowing up dirt and not keeping the dust clouds in control.
What state got the effects especially hard during the dust bowl.
Northern Texas
What year did the dust bowl start?
1934
Did the Federal Government try and help?
Yes they implemented multiple programs to help
Both
Which direction did the main population flee to during the Dust Bowl?
Western
How many years did the Dust bowl last?
5 years of intense storming
What was the Shelterbelt Project?
The first project to preserve the Great Plains
How many acres of farmland was destroyed?
~100 million acres
What ocean did the dust bowl reach?
The Atlantic Ocean
When was the Shelterbelt Project stared?
March 1935
Around how many people became homeless from this event?
~500,000
What was the sickness people contracted from this event?
Dust Pneumonia.
Around how many ton of dirt did the dust bowl move?
~350 million tons
When was the first rain after this long drought
Fall 1939
How many people died from the Dust Bowl?
7,000 confirmed but more were missing.