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= The Dust Bowl of the 1930's = What was it like living during the Dust Bowl? What caused it?

To learn about the Dust Bowl and it's part during the Great Depression first see this digital story: media type="youtube" key="AUU6XhwGXt0" height="315" width="420"

To learn more about the conditions of the Dust Bowl you need to visit here:

Wessels' Living History Farm

Surviving the Dust Bowl

After viewing the video and visiting the other two sites, answer the following questions:

1. What was one of the causes of the Dust Bowl?

2. What farming practices came out of this?

3. What national polices were created during this time to help farmers?

4. What do you think would have been the hardest to deal with living in the Dust Bowl?

With a partner, research droughts since the Dust Bowl.

Do you think a Dust Bowl could happen again?

Why or why not?

What about the haboobs seen in Arizona this past spring?

What ecological factors need to be considered?

Is there a way to prevent another Dust Bowl?