Living Conditions
Environment
Economic Effect
100
People caught outside by dust storms could be killed by what?
Suffocation
100
What was the Dust Bowl known for?
Drought and dust storms
100
How much did the land values drop?
More than half of their original value
200
Approximately, how many people did the Dust Bowl force to leave their farms?
Tens of thousands
200
How many waves were there?
Three waves: 1934, 1936, and 1939–40
200
Complete the sentence: "Dust storms forced...
farmers out of business."
300
People left their farms in order to seek for what?
Other working/living areas that weren’t affected by the dust and its effects
300
Name at least two of the diseases the Dust Bowl caused.
Dust pneumonia, malnutrition, rickets, valley fever.
300
By 1937, more than 1/5 of farmers were on federal emergency relief. What did the other families do?
They migrated, most of them to California. Many ended being homeless.
400
What type of damage could dust storms make to buildings and properties?
Cause roofs to collapse and engines of cars or farming equipments to clog
400
Name 3 states that where affected by the Dust Bowl.
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
400
What had happened by 1934?
Farmers sold 10 percent of all their farms.
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