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  1. Q1. Which agricultural practice significantly contributed to the environmental vulnerability of the Great Plains before the Dust Bowl?
  2. Q2. The term 'Black Blizzard' referred to which specific phenomenon of the 1930s?
  3. Q3. In response to the Dust Bowl, the federal government created the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) to promote which of the following?
  4. Q4. What was the primary ecological purpose of the 'Great Plains Shelterbelt' project launched in 1935?
  5. Q5. The 'Dust Bowl' geographically centered on the 'panhandle' regions of which two states?
  6. Q6. How did the Dust Bowl impact the health of residents living in the Great Plains?
  7. Q7. Which natural disaster coincided with poor farming techniques to create the Dust Bowl conditions?
  8. Q8. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 was passed to mitigate Dust Bowl damage by:
  9. Q9. What was the environmental effect of 'static electricity' during the most severe dust storms?
  10. Q10. Which of the following describes the 'Suitcase Farmers' who were often blamed for the Dust Bowl?
  11. Q11. The 'Black Sunday' storm of April 14, 1935, is significant because it:
  12. Q12. Ecologically, why was wheat a poor substitute for native buffalo grass on the Great Plains?
  13. Q13. What role did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) play in combating the Dust Bowl?
  14. Q14. What was the primary reason for the 'Great Plow-Up' of the 1910s and 1920s?
  15. Q15. How did the Dust Bowl affect the biodiversity of the Great Plains?
  16. Q16. The displacement of topsoil during the Dust Bowl led to which long-term economic consequence for farmers?
  17. Q17. Which of the following was a 'new' farming method promoted to save the soil after 1935?
  18. Q18. The Dust Bowl is often cited as the greatest 'man-made' environmental disaster in U.S. history because:
  19. Q19. What happened to the 'Dust Bowl' region when the rains finally returned in 1939?
  20. Q20. Which piece of literature best captures the human and environmental toll of the Dust Bowl?