Dust Bowl

Interesting Facts

• The main area of the Dust Bowl was the Southern Plains.
• The Dust Bowl started in 1931.
• The Dust Bowl affected 27 states in 1934

Interesting facts

• Farmer planted too much
• Livestock grazed too much
• 38 dust storms in 1933
• Farmers who left Dust Bowl states did not have money for transportation.

What i learned

• Dust Pneumonia- Dust in lungs
• Rickets- Softening of  children s bones 
• Valley Fever- Lung disease
• Malnutrition- Starvation

What i learned

• Dust Pneumonia- Dust in lungs
• Rickets- Softening of  children s bones 
• Valley Fever- Lung disease
• Malnutrition- Starvation

works Cited

• www.english.illonis.edu/map/depression/dustbowl.htm
• great-depression-facts.com/dust-bowl-/facts/104
• http://sites.google.com/site/englishllhschs/home/grapes-of-wrath/
• greatdepression/disease