The Dust Bowl was an environmental disaster that hit the Midwest United States in the 1930s, caused by one of the worst droughts in North America in 300 years. Without native grasses to hold down the soil, high winds swept topsoil from exposed fields in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas, and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas, creating massive dust storms. The persistent drought destroyed crops, leaving the land vulnerable to erosion and lengthening the economic hardships of the Great Depression.

1. Dustbowl
By: Kentavious Morgan

2. What is the Dust Bowl
● The Dust Bowl is an a environmental disaster that hit Midwest in the 1930’s.
● Some scientists believe it was the worst drought in the North America in 300
years.

3. The location of the dust bowl
The drought and erosion of the Dust Bowl was created in Texas, Oklahoma, and
New Mexico.

4. Who was involved in the dust bowl?
● The ones involved in the dust bowl was southeastern Colorado, southwest
Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas and it was many dust
bowls started there.

5. The causes for the Dust bowl
Without the indigenous grasses in place, the high winds that occur on the plains
picked up the topsoil and created the massive dust storms that marked the Dust
Bowl period. The persistent dry weather caused crops to fail, leaving the plowed
fields exposed to wind erosion

6. The effects of the dust bowl
● The primary impact area of the Dust Bowl, as it came to be known, was on
the Southern Plains. The Northern Plains weren't so badly affected, but the
drought, dust, and agricultural decline were felt there as well. The agricultural
devastation helped to lengthen the Great Depression, whose effects were felt
worldwide.