The Dust Bowl

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Across
  1. 3. a person identified with the state of Oklahoma
  2. 6. a dry climate that is location on regions that receive perception below low levels
  3. 8. used to modify the soil water
  4. 10. a period of dryer then normal conditions that can last for days, months, or even years
  5. 11. sub-genre of country music that was developed in the mid 1950s
  6. 15. sometimes translated to "staked plains" in English
  7. 16. purchased cattle a the risk of starvation due to the droughts
  8. 17. a subregion of the Great Plains
  9. 18. responsible for producing data about the American people and economy
  10. 20. a form of colonization in which settlers would establish permanent or semi-permanent colonial settlements in a new region
  11. 21. the farming practice of plowing and/or planting across a slope
  12. 24. Sunday one of the worst storms in American history
  13. 25. has the highest concentration of organic matter
  14. 26. a New Deal agency created in 1937 to combat rural poverty during the Great Depression in the United States
  15. 27. a car that is often old and damaged
  16. 28. the process that removes soil from one location of the earths crust
Down
  1. 1. the process where land becomes less healthy and productive
  2. 2. the stock of grain plants
  3. 4. a method of farming which involves cultivating a field partitioned in to long narrow strips
  4. 5. designed to harvest different kinds cultivated seeds
  5. 7. happens when one does not eat enough
  6. 9. also know as the rockies
  7. 12. an American TV series that was set during the dust bowl
  8. 13. prevents the loose of the top most layer of the soil from erosion
  9. 14. strong wind that blows loose sand or dirt from a dry surface
  10. 19. in over a year over 86,000 people migrated to this state
  11. 22. when the news of gold brought 300,000 people to California
  12. 23. goal is to maximize profit while satisfying the needs of consumers