Dust Bowl Puzzle

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Across
  1. 6. major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America
  2. 8. commonly known as the American buffalo, or simply buffalo
Down
  1. 1. a broad expanse of flatland in North America.
  2. 2. a particularly severe dust storm that occurred on April 14, 1935.
  3. 3. the period of severe dust storms
  4. 4. the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States.
  5. 5. American polecat or prairie dog hunter, a species of mustelid native to central North America.
  6. 7. a subregion of the Great Plains, mainly in the Western United States