THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE DUST BOWL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Farmers aggressively harvested the land in the Great Plains, despite warnings from environmentalists that it could result in dust storms.
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There was nothing that farmers could have done to prevent the Dust Bowl, as they merely chose the wrong time and place to farm.
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Farmer’s treatment of the land weakened it against the elements and resulted in dust storms that negatively impacted life in the Great Plains.
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The Dust Bowl negatively impacted life for everyone in America, as dust spread beyond the Great Plains and farmers couldn’t produce crops.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. The statement that identifies the central idea of the text is-the Dust Bowl negatively impacted life for everyone in America, as dust spread beyond the Great Plains and farmers couldn’t produce crops. Therefore option D is the correct resposne.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? Farmers aggressively harvested the land in the Great Plains, despite warnings from environmentalists that it could result in dust storms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dust Bowl was the name given to the drought-stricken southern plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a drought in the 1930s. As high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska, people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region.
Detailed explanation-4: -What circumstances conspired to cause the Dust Bowl? Economic depression coupled with extended drought, unusually high temperatures, poor agricultural practices and the resulting wind erosion all contributed to making the Dust Bowl.
Detailed explanation-5: -They are usually caused by thunderstorms – or strong pressure gradients associated with cyclones – which increase wind speed over a wide area. These strong winds lift large amounts of sand and dust from bare, dry soils into the atmosphere, transporting them hundreds to thousands of kilometres away.