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Q: What is the name given to the region that suffered through a decade-long drought in the late 1920s and early 1930s?
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Where do you find a drought?

Droughts can be found in all the continents, but Australia and Africa are particularly drought-prone. At any time, there is at least one area in Australia which is a declared drought region.


What region suffered the MOST from the Columbian Exchange?

Africa


Which continent is suffering from drought?

Australia is and has been and it also isn't unusuall for them.Most of Australia, other than the tropics, has been in drought for the past 12 years. Periodically, shires (regions) are taken off the list of drought-declared areas, but given Australia's essentially dry nature; they Australia has had many droughts, and in some parts of the country these droughts are continuing even today. There is always a region or shire in Australia which is drought-declared at any given time. It is the geography of the continent which makes Australia so prone to droughts. Some of Australia's major historical droughts include:The "Federation drought" 1895-1902The drought of 1914-15The World War II droughts between 1937-451965-68 droughtThe 1982-83 drought, culminating in the horrific Ash Wednesday bushfiresEl Niño - 1991 through to 1995This list is by no means exhaustive, as drought continues in many regions, and has done so since the beginning of this new millennium.re returned to the list within months.


Which region is growing fastest through natural increase?

nobody


Oltenian Sahara is in which country?

It's in Southern Romania, in a region called Oltenia. A desert is not exactly typical for Romania, though semi-arid conditions are common. The reason why this desert is there is probably because of recent drought conditions.

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What term was given to the region that suffered severe drought during the depression?

The Dust Bowl: this was part of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas affected by severe windstorms and erosion in the early 1930s.


Why did thousands of people who live in the great plains leave the region during the 1930?

great plains suffered a drought that lasted for years. Farmers lost their farms and traveled to find work


Why did thousands of people who lived in the Great Plains leave the region during the 1930's?

great plains suffered a drought that lasted for years. Farmers lost their farms and traveled to find work


What is the importance of drought?

the importance of drought is a period when not enough rain and snow fall. in a semiarid region drought is a constant danger


What are drought plants?

the plants which grow in the drought region(region where very less water is available0 e.g., cactus, date palm, bryophyllum etc.,


What does drought mean and what causes it?

A drought is an extended period of significantly below average precipitation in a region. NO, drought is a shortage of rainfall or dry weather!!!!!!!


When did Australia's drought begin?

At least one region of Australia is always in a period of drought. This region may vary from north to south, east to west, etc, but because of the nature of Australia as the world's second driest continent, there is always a part of Australia in drought.


Where do you find a drought?

Droughts can be found in all the continents, but Australia and Africa are particularly drought-prone. At any time, there is at least one area in Australia which is a declared drought region.


What region suffered the MOST from the Columbian Exchange?

Africa


What is the name given to the region of North Africa prone to drought?

Sahara Desert.


What exacerbated the effect of the Depression in the Prairie provinces?

During the Great depression of the 1930's the prairie region in Canada suffered from a severe drought leaving them in clouds of dust that coated the crops making it hard to grow. The prairies were called the Dust Bowl due to this event.


Where in Australia does it drought?

Droughts occur anywhere in Australia. They are less common along the southeast coastal regions, but certainly these areas have been drought-declared. The far northern tropical region rarely experiences drought.