1. The dust bowl review PowerPoint game

2. MULTIPLE CHOICE

3. Who is Woody Guthrie? A. the surface layer of the earth
B. able to grow, nutrient-dense
C. President during the Great Depression
D. using canals & pipes to bring water to an area
E. famous musician during the Dust Bowl era

4. E!

5. What is topsoil? A. the surface layer of the earth
B. able to grow, nutrient-dense
C. President during the Great Depression
D. using canals & pipes to bring water to an area
E. famous musician during the Dust Bowl era

6. A!

7. What is irrigation? A. the surface layer of the earth
B. able to grow, nutrient-dense
C. President during the Great Depression
D. using canals & pipes to bring water to an area
E. famous musician during the Dust Bowl era

8. D!

9. Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A. the surface layer of the earth
B. able to grow, nutrient-dense
C. President during the Great Depression
D. using canals & pipes to bring water to an area
E. famous musician during the Dust Bowl era

10. C!

11. What does fertile mean? A. the surface layer of the earth
B. able to grow, nutrient-dense
C. President during the Great Depression
D. using canals & pipes to bring water to an area
E. famous musician during the Dust Bowl era

12. B!

13. What is an Okie? A. Person from Oklahoma B. Migrant worker
C. Nasty nickname for people who moved away from the Dust Bowl areas
D. Type of tree that was native to the prairie lands

14. C!

15. What does murk mean? A. Disease caused by dust particles
B. When water became dusty and dirty
C. When visibility is reduced due to dust
D. A specific strain of whooping cough

16. C!

17. What does rural mean? A. Living in the city B. Living in the suburbs
C. Living in the country

18. C!

19. What does agriculture mean?
A. Grazing animals
B. Growing crops
C. Digging wells
D. Conserving the land

20. B!

21. Which of the following was a disease caused by the Dust Bowl?
A. Murk
B. Cancer
C. Dust Pneumonia
D. Ebola

22. C!

23. What does panhandle mean?
A. weathering away the earth by wind or water
B. when crops are constantly being planted without rest
C. begging for food or money
D. when animals ate all of the native prairie grasses
E. person who rents land in order to grow crops

24. C!

25. What is erosion? A. weathering away the earth by wind or water
B. when crops are constantly being planted without rest
C. begging for food or money
D. when animals ate all of the native prairie grasses
E. person who rents land in order to grow crops

26. A!

27. What is a tenant farmer? A. weathering away the earth by wind or water
B. when crops are constantly being planted without rest
C. begging for food or money
D. when animals ate all of the native prairie grasses
E. person who rents land in order to grow crops

28. E!

29. What is overfarming? A. weathering away the earth by wind or water
B. when crops are constantly being planted without rest
C. begging for food or money
D. when animals ate all of the native prairie grasses
E. person who rents land in order to grow crops

30. B!

31. What is overgrazing? A. weathering away the earth by wind or water
B. when crops are constantly being planted without rest
C. begging for food or money
D. when animals ate all of the native prairie grasses
E. person who rents land in order to grow crops

32. D!

33. True/False

34. A drought is when you have too little rain.
A. True B. False

35. A!

36. A black blizzard is a tornado.
A. True B. False

37. B!

38. Most people left the Dust Bowl area.
A. True B. False

39. B!

40. The FDIC spent other people’s money.
A. True B. False

41. B!

42. Migrant workers moved around to find work.
A. True B. False

43. A!

44. Short Answer
YOU MAY USE YOUR WHITEBOARD PADDLE OR A PIECE OF SCRAP NOTEBOOK PAPER/BACK OF YOUR BELLRINGERS

45. Do you think the Dust Bowl could have been prevented? Explain.

46. Do you think the Dust Bowl was largely caused by man, nature or both
Do you think the Dust Bowl was largely caused by man, nature or both? Explain.

47. Are there other natural disasters that are similar to the dust storms
Are there other natural disasters that are similar to the dust storms? If so, what kinds?

48. Which effect of the Dust Bowl was the worst? Why?

49. Which cause of the Dust Bowl is the most significant (important)? Why?