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The Dust Bowl!!

Learn about the Dust Bowl, a devastating drought and dust storm event that affected several US states in the 1930s. Explore its causes, impact on agriculture, and how people coped with this natural disaster. Discover other drought-related events around the world and the different types of droughts. Understand the challenges faced by families during the Dust Bowl and the measures taken to mitigate the crisis.

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The Dust Bowl!!

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  1. The Dust Bowl!!

  2. Question 1 - 10 • In what years did the Dust Bowl take place?

  3. Answer 1 – 10 • 1931-1939

  4. Question 1 - 20 • How many states experienced droughts because of the Dust Bowl?

  5. Answer 1 – 20 • 5 States

  6. Question 1 - 30 • What act allotted farmers $200 million dollars to refinance mortgages?

  7. Answer 1 – 30 • The Emergency Farm Mortgage Act

  8. Question 1 - 40 • How many dust storms took place in 1932?

  9. Answer 1 – 40 • 14

  10. Question 1 - 50 • What are the states that experienced drought because of the Dust Bowl?

  11. Answer 1 – 50 • Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and Kansas

  12. Question 2 - 10 • How many types of drought are there?

  13. Answer 2 – 10 • 4 Types

  14. Question 2 - 20 • Name another country that deals with drought?

  15. Answer 2 – 20 • Brazil, Australia, China, and South Africa

  16. Question 2 - 30 • How many people died during the famine of 1984/1985 on the horn of Africa?

  17. Answer 2 – 30 • 750,000

  18. Question 2 - 40 • How much money did the U.S. lose because of the 1988 drought?

  19. Answer 2 – 40 • $40 Billion

  20. Question 2 - 50 • What are the 4 different types of drought?

  21. Answer 2 – 50 • Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological, and Socioeconomic

  22. Question 3 - 10 • A dust storm reached the Atlantic Ocean.

  23. Answer 3 – 10 • True

  24. Question 3 - 20 • The Dust Bowl was both a manmade and natural disaster.

  25. Answer 3 – 20 • True

  26. Question 3 - 30 • The grasshopper and jackrabbit species almost went extinct during the Dust Bowl.

  27. Answer 3 – 30 • False

  28. Question 3 - 40 • A newspaper reporter gave the Dust Bowl its name.

  29. Answer 3 – 40 • True

  30. Question 3 - 50 • Most families left their family farms for safety for the dust storms.

  31. Answer 3 – 50 • False

  32. Question 4 - 10 • What did the people eat during the Dust Bowl? (2 items)

  33. Answer 4 – 10 • Cornbread and Beans

  34. Question 4 - 20 • How many people fled the 5 states during the Dust Bowl?

  35. Answer 4 – 20 • 1/3 of the population, 50,000 people.

  36. Question 4 - 30 • How much did the government pay farmers to not plow their fields during the Dust Bowl?

  37. Answer 4 – 30 • $1 an acre.

  38. Question 4 - 40 • How much dust descended on Chicago?

  39. Answer 4 – 40 • As of 1938, 12 tons of dust had descended in Chicago (4lbs per person).

  40. Question 4 - 50 • How long did it take for an inch of topsoil to blow away during the prime part of the Dust Bowl?

  41. Answer 4 – 50 • It only took minutes(2-10 mins).

  42. Question 5 - 10 • True or False. The worst dust storm in 1935 blew dust over the five states for 27 days and nights.

  43. Answer 5 – 10 • True

  44. Question 5 - 20 • Multiple Choice. How many dust storms were there in 1933? A. 26 B. 30 C. 38 D. 42

  45. Answer 5 – 20 • C. 38

  46. Question 5 - 30 • What item did the Red Cross ask for immediately as the Dust Bowl started? A. Dust Mask B. Bottled Water C. Bread D. Plows

  47. Answer 5 – 30 • A. Dust Masks

  48. Question 5 - 40 • In 1931, before the Dust Bowl, what was our country experiencing?

  49. Answer 5 – 40 • The Great Depression

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