100 years ago
How many acres of land were damaged and destroyed during the Dust Bowl?
15,000,000
Why was soil testing important?
It provided farmers with information on how to help their plants thrive, without further damaging the soil.
What was the main issue reflecting the Global Food Shortage at this time?
Population growth
How many Koreans died in a 4 year period of the famine?
2,000,000
What natural disaster hit Somalia in 2017?
A drought
What caused the Dust Bowl?
The overworking of farms caused by the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
What were common mistakes made by farmers in attempts to rebuild their soil?
Too little or too much nutrients being applied in wrong parts of the soil.
What was referred to as "a period for concerted international attention to the problem, and to convoke the first global population conference at the governmental level.”
World Population Year (1974)
What country did Koreans flee to for sanctuary?
China
What did the drought cause?
Starvation