Wong Hasa Dust Bowl

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  1. 5. a nickname used to describe the durst bowl during the 30's
  2. 9. happened in April, 1935, 20 of the worst black blizzards occurred
  3. 12. most affected by the dust bowl
  4. 16. the dust bowl was both a natural disaster and ___
  5. 17. many families lost their money and all their land
  6. 19. an area where goods are farmed over and over again to the point where the soil is no longer good to support growing crops
  7. 20. which ocean did some of the remains of the dust bowl end up in
  8. 22. method used to plow the land into furrows, planting trees in shelterbelts
  9. 24. Farmers who work land owned by someone else in return for a portion (share) of the crops grown. This practice gained popularity in the South following the Civil War and was common during the Great Depression.
  10. 25. the people from Oklahoma that moved to California to find jobs
  11. 27. what could kids not attend because of the dangerous conditions caused from the dust bowl
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  1. 1. how many million acres of formerly cultivated land had been rendered useless for farming
  2. 2. the people planting trees from Kansas to Canada to reduce soil erosion
  3. 3. the dust bowl happened during what period of time where American's were struggling to live and had lost all their savings
  4. 4. used to cover windows to protect people from the dirt
  5. 6. period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture
  6. 7. regardless of the assistance of this, many farmers could not maintain their operations and were forced to leave their lands
  7. 8. a person who rents land from a landowner for the purposes of growing crips or raising lifestock
  8. 10. an ocean that was reached by one of these storms
  9. 11. became blinded during dust storms and ran around in circles, inhaling dust, until they fell and died
  10. 13. having to do with farming, a life outside the city
  11. 14. having to do with life in an industrialized, city environment
  12. 15. an old car used by families to pack up and move
  13. 18. a person who moves place to place to find a job
  14. 21. how many years did the dust bowl last for
  15. 23. farmers couldn't return profit and couldn't pay their mortgages,
  16. 26. empty stretch of rock and red soil in the middle of Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico