Dust Bowl Geography
Causes
Effects
Dust Bowl Facts
Changes
100
This state answered the call to "Win the war with wheat!"
Kansas
100

This new invention allowed farmers to plow 25 to 50 acres per day.

McCormick-John Deer Tractors

100
When you are happy to see someone, they can sure be a "sight" for these.
sore eyes
100
The Dust Bowl began in 1931 and ended in this year.
1939
100
Planting on these helped prevent soil from eroding.
slopes
200
Dirt from this Dust Bowl state appeared to be red in color.
Oklahoma
200
Mechanization of farm equipment allowed farmers to do what two things?
plow more land and plant more crops
200
Loss of this layer of dirt created a dusty mess!
top soil
200
These pesky critters lost their source of food because of bad farming practices.
jack rabbits
200
Planting small grains between rows of crops is known as what farming technique?
strip cropping
300
The capital city of this Dust Bowl state is Santa Fe.
New Mexico
300
Kansas farmers were asked to produce wheat for soldiers during which overseas conflict?
World War I
300
Having this sickness in 1935 sure could give one "the blues."
dust pneumonia
300
This man was president for most of The Dust Bowl years.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
Planting trees and shrubs in rows to act as a barrier to high winds is what farming technique?
shelter belts
400
This Dust Bowl state is bordered by another country to its' south.
Texas
400
One farmer recalled temperatures of what reading at midnight during one of The Dust Bowl years?
100 degrees
400
Because of horrible drought conditions, there was a major decline of this in rural Kansas during the Dust Bowl years.
population
400
Many farm families left The Dust Bowl for the promise of a new life in this state.
California
400
Plowing, planting, and covering seeds all at the same time is known as what farming technique?
listing
500
This Dust Bowl state is the most mountainous of the five.
Colorado
500
In addition to very high temperatures, what other major weather condition led to drought in the dust bowl region?
lower than average rain fall
500
The continuous wearing-down of rich soil over time is known as this.
erosion
500
April 14, 1935 will forever be known by this name.
Black Sunday
500
Leaving a portion of crops in the ground to prevent soil erosion is known as what farming technique?
stubble mulching
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