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