How did geography help aggravate the depression in the US?

Answer 1

The most important word in your question is aggravate: Meaning in this case to make worse.

So several things about the Geography of North America made things worse: A couple:

• The plains of Oklahoma and Texas became a dust bowl at the same time as depression further driving the economy into Depression.
• The size of the USA makes transportation an issue through out history. When you have no money to buy food and it is more expensive because it has to come farther
• And so on.

Answer 2

Geography exacerbated the Great Depression in the US by affecting industries that relied on Natural Resources, like agriculture, mining, and construction. The Dust Bowl in the Midwest led to crop failures and forced many farmers to abandon their land. Additionally, the collapse of the banking system in the South worsened economic conditions in that region.