The Dust Bowl - AO3 Context Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Dust Bowl?
A
A prolonged series of dust storms bringing on droughts and erosion in the great plains.
2
Q
What human influence does Kauffman, a professor at the California University of Pennsylvania, outline?
A
The human fingerprint on the dustbowl was agricultural practices and ignorance to nature of the Great Plains.
3
Q
What practices did farmers partake in which massively contributed to the dust bowl?
A
Uprooting native grasses and exposing the virgin topsoil to the elements - set the stage for the erosion to follow.
