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Name___________________________________________________Date_________________Period____ OpeningActivityfortheDustBowlCenters EnvironmentalDisasterTimeline Directions:ThefollowingpicturesareinorderforwhathappenedduringthetimeperiodoftheDustBowl. Usethestatementsonthebackofthispage,andmatchthemtotheirpicturetheyareNOTinorder.When youhavefinished,youwillhaveabasicintroductiontowhathappenedduringtheenvironmentaldisasterof thedustbowl.

Asmoreandmorefarmersmovedoutwest,moreandmoregrasseswerecutdowntomake roomforfarms.

Americansmovedtothegrassyplainstostarttheirlivesasfarmers.

WorldWarIbrokeoutcausingfarmerstoplantmorecropsandbuymoremachinerytofeedthe soldiersfightinginWorldWarI.Thiscausedmanytogointodebt.

Farmerscutdowngrasstoplantcrops.

Theweatherturnedtoadrought.

Thewindsbegantoblowcreatingduststorms.

Farmersplantedthesamecropsseasonafterseason.

Asthecropsdriedup,thefieldsturnedtodust.

Sincetherewasnorain,thecropsandfieldsdriedup.

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