The Dust Bowl Answers

What percentage of Oklahomans fled the state during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl years?

Federal government initiatives to prevent the future development of Dust Bowl conditions included the creation of shelterbelts, soil erosion education, and __________.

Which federal New Deal program provided farm owners loans to maintain land and purchase farm equipment?

Which highway became known as a major route for “Okie” migration during the Dust Bowl years?

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows.Photo courtesy of the NOAA The storm shown in the photo above is known as a __________.

The states affected most severely by Dust Bowl storms were Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, and __________.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. The area highlighted on the map above shows the area of the United States most affected by what disaster in the 1930s?

California natives attempted to halt migrants’ entry into their state during the Dust Bowl era by taking all of the following actions except __________.

All of the following weather conditions contributed to the severity of the Dust Bowl except __________.

Which of the following statements does not explain why many Dust Bowl migrants to California found the move an unsuccessful venture?

Which of the following novels depicted the sufferings of an “Okie” family during the Great Depression?

During the New Deal era, the Civilian Conservation Corps planted rows of trees called __________ to reduce wind erosion.

To discourage migrants from moving to Arizona during the Great Depression, the state __________.

Before the 1880s, the main feature of the Great Plains was its __________.