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- 1. Multiple Choice
Define Dust Bowl.
area of the Midwest during the 1930's because of a severe drought.
area of the Southeast during the 1920's because of terrible dust storms.
area from Canada to Texas in the 1930's with severe storms.
- 2. Multiple Choice
A drought was _________________________________.
A period of heavy rain and flooding.
A period that was extremely dry and dusty.
A period where people experienced a bountiful harvest.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Check the best answer to fill in the blank.
Black Blizzards were ________________.
when the sun did not come out for days due to heavy cloud cover and dark rain.
Snow that was so heavily mixed with soil that it looked black.
giant dust storms that people could not see through.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Check the box that best fills in the blank.
Black Sunday was __________________________________.
The great storm that hit Galveston in 1900.
The storm with great walls of dust and high speed winds that engulfed entire cities and regions.
The tax day flood.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Check the box that best fills in the blank.
Okies were______________________.
People that farmed and were forced to move their crops.
Farmers that moved from the Dust Bowl to California.
Farmers that strung a clothesline between their house to find their way back.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?
California
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did NOT lead to the Dust Bowl?
A severe drought.
Soil was used for growing wheat.
Land was used for cattle.
The government planted trees.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did California react to the "Okies"?
They were welcoming and helped provide jobs for them.
They did not appreciate all the poor people coming and outlawed them.
They created a program to help them get back on their feet.
They built homes to hold the massive influx of them.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did the federal government plant around 200 million trees between 1934 and 1942?
To provide jobs for the "Okies" who came to California.
To make the soil more nutrient-rich.
To create a windbreak to protect the soil from wind evaporation.
To help farmers who had suffered losses during the Dust Bowl.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Around how many years did the Dust Bowl last?
2
10
20
25
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