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3.4 Dust Bowl Assignment
2017
The Dust Bowl created in the 1930’s in the southwestern United States was partially due
to poor farming practices.
Find out in what ways farmers damaged the soil.
Find out what farmers in that region do now to prevent a recurrence of the Dust Bowl.
Do you think that these practices will be enough to prevent another Dust Bowl? Why or
why not?
Place your answers below and submit this document for grading.
Ways that farmers damaged soil include plowing the soil too finely,
trying new mechanized farming techniques, and farmers plowing
frequently while nothing was growing.
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