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How did the cultivation of winter wheat create the dust bowl in the great plains?
replacing natural grasses to plant winter wheat led to topsoil erosion.
The factors above describe the conditions during the Dust Bowl. Which region was most affected by the Dust Bowl?
The great plains
Why did dust bowl take place?
From 1935-1940 the Dust Bowl affected Americans all over the Great Plains. Farmers since the founding of the United States did not practice crop rotation. Which made the dirt dry and unfit for any type of vegetation. During World War I (when grain prices were high), farmers plowed up thousands of acres of natural grassland to plant wheat. On top of this, a drought struck the Great Plains (from 1934-1937). All of these factors came into play when some high winds came in. The Great Plains were no longer grasslands so there were no roots to hold the soil in place. All of the topsoil blew away and all that was left was dry, unhealthy dirt. Thus, the name "Dust Bowl".From 1935-1940 the Dust Bowl affected Americans all over the Great Plains. Farmers since the founding of the United States did not practice crop rotation. Which made the dirt dry and unfit for any type of vegetation. During World War I (when grain prices were high), farmers plowed up thousands of acres of natural grassland to plant wheat. On top of this, a drought struck the Great Plains (from 1934-1937). All of these factors came into play when some high winds came in. The Great Plains were no longer grasslands so there were no roots to hold the soil in place. All of the topsoil blew away and all that was left was dry, unhealthy dirt. Thus, the name "Dust Bowl".The soil was poor and repeated farming operations turned it into worthless dust. The bowl was just another name for that particular region which experienced this.
What are the effects of the dust bowl migration?
The mass migration to California was spurred by a natural disaster. In the mid-1930s a severe drought stuck the Great Plains. Winds picked up the topsoil that had loosened and dried, turning 50-million-acre region into a wasteland.
What did the dust bowl do in the southern plains?
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. The dust bowl winds began in 1932 but the Dust Bowl got its name from the horrendous winds beginning in 1935. The primary area it effected was the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not hit so badly but the drought, the blowing dust, and the decline of agriculture in the region had a nationwide effect. The wind "turned day into night" and was so strong it picked up the topsoil on the ground and blew it away in large clouds of dust. The farmers who worked the Great Plains had been breaking up the sod and soil on the plain states since the time of the Homestead Act. Poor farming techniques and years of depleting the soil led to the soil becoming susceptible to the winds. The loss of agricultural production helped to lengthen the Depression, not only in the US but worldwide. Many of the farm families that left the Dust Bowl states and headed to California became the migrant workers of the next few decades.
What or lack of turned the topsoil to dust?
lack of rain, turned the topsoil to dust
What or lack of rain turned topsoil to dust?
lack of rain, turned the topsoil to dust
What lack of rain turned the topsoil to dust?
lack of rain, turned the topsoil to dust
What or lack of rain turned the topsoil to dust?
Blank for lack of rain turn the topsoil to dust
What lasted many years to severe loss of topsoil in the Great Plains?
the great deppression, also known as the dust bowl
How did the cultivation of winter help create the dust bowl in the great plains?
replacing natural grasses to plant winter wheat led to topsoil erosion.
How did the cultivation of winter wheat create the dust bowl in the great plains?
replacing natural grasses to plant winter wheat led to topsoil erosion.
How did the cultivation of winter wheat help create the Dust Bowl in the great plains?
replacing natural grasses to plant winter wheat led to topsoil erosion.
In 1932 farmers on the Great Plains began to lose their crops because?
because of the dust bowl, which was a result of over farming and not rotating crops. The topsoil was lost and the farm lands dried up.
What was the main reason why people left the Great Plains during the Great Depression?
The main reason for people to leave the Great Plains during the Depression was the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The dust bowl winds began in 1932 but the Dust Bowl got its name from the horrendous winds beginning in 1935. The primary area it effected was the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not hit so badly but the drought, the blowing dust, and the decline of agriculture in the region had a nationwide effect. The wind "turned day into night" and was so strong it picked up the topsoil on the ground and blew it away in large clouds of dust. The farmers who worked the Great Plains had been breaking up the sod and soil on the plain states since the time of the Homestead Act. Poor farming techniques and years of depleting the soil led to the soil becoming susceptible to the winds.
The factors above describe the conditions during the Dust Bowl. Which region was most affected by the Dust Bowl?
The great plains
Was the decade of the 1930s called The Dust Bowl?
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. The dust bowl winds began in 1932 but the Dust Bowl got its name from the horrendous winds beginning in 1935. The primary area it effected was the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not hit so badly but the drought, the blowing dust, and the decline of agriculture in the region had a nationwide effect. The wind "turned day into night" and was so strong it picked up the topsoil on the ground and blew it away in large clouds of dust. The farmers who worked the Great Plains had been breaking up the sod and soil on the plain states since the time of the Homestead Act. Poor farming techniques and years of depleting the soil led to the soil becoming susceptible to the winds.
