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Across
  1. 1. / Farm animals like cattle and sheep
  2. 3. / Farming without irrigation in low-rain areas
  3. 8. / The uppermost, fertile layer of soil
  4. 9. / Land used for growing crops
  5. 16. / Nickname for dark, dust-filled windstorms
  6. 17. / The practice of farming and raising animals
  7. 20. / Protecting the land from erosion
  8. 22. / Plants grown for food or profit
  9. 23. / Region most affected by the Dust Bowl
  10. 24. / Midwestern state affected by wind erosion
  11. 25. / Movement of people from one place to another
Down
  1. 2. / A state where soil was also blown away by storms
  2. 4. / People who work the land to grow food
  3. 5. / A severe drought and windstorm event that hit the central U.S.
  4. 6. / One of the states hardest hit by the Dust Bowl
  5. 7. / A strong storm with powerful gusts
  6. 10. / Southwestern state included in Dust Bowl region
  7. 11. / Leaving an area due to danger or hardship
  8. 12. / Wearing away of soil by wind or water
  9. 13. / Barely having enough to survive
  10. 14. / Large areas of flat, open land
  11. 15. / A long period without rain
  12. 18. / A family farm, often given by government programs
  13. 19. / Southern state impacted by dust storms
  14. 21. / Difficult times or suffering