Dust Bowl Vocab Crossword

2. uppermost layer of soil, rich in nutrients, which is crucial for growing crops.
3. prolonged period of dry weather, which contributed to the Dust Bowl’s severity.prolonged period of dry weather, which contributed to the Dust Bowl’s severity.
4. novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939, which tells the story of a family of migrant workers.
6. powerful windstorm that picked up dust and soil from the ground and created massive clouds of dirt.
9. the 32nd president of the United States, who implemented the New Deal to address the economic and environmental crises.
11. gradual removal of topsoil, often caused by wind, water, or human activities.
13. series of programs and policies introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to provide relief, recovery, and reform.
14. particles of soil or dirt carried by wind, which became one of the most destructive features of the Dust Bowl.

1. agricultural practices that deplete the land’s fertility and lead to long-term soil degradation, making the land unproductive.
5. region in the U.S., primarily in the Midwest and Northeast, characterized by deindustrialization and economic decline.
7. period of severe dust storms and drought during the 1930s that caused massive crop failures and displaced thousands of families.
8. ranted land to settlers willing to farm it, many families in the Great Plains, took advantage of this.
10. flat region in the U.S. that includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and other states.
12. a severe shortage of food, often resulting from crop failure or natural disaster.