The descriptions provided correspond with conditions faced by urban and rural families during periods such as the Industrial Era and the Great Depression. Urban Families faced overcrowding and pollution, Urban Workers suffered from unemployment, both Urban and Rural communities lost incomes and homes, and Rural Dust Storms affected farmers during the Dust Bowl.
The question asks to match the provided descriptions to the experiences of urban and rural America during periods of significant change, likely referring to the Industrial Era and the Great Depression. Here is the correct matching:
- (a) and (b) apply to Urban Families, as they faced overcrowded living conditions, had to live with extended family, and struggled with pollution.
- (c) applies to Urban Workers, as they faced unemployment due to factory closures, leading them to leave their families to seek work elsewhere.
- (d) applies to Both Urban and Rural communities, as many families lost incomes and homes across the nation and became dependent on charity or sought new opportunities.
- (e) applies specifically to Rural Dust Storms, an occurrence during the Dust Bowl, where drought and poor farming practices resulted in dust storms that affected rural life.
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Match the items to describe what life was like in urban and rural America.
a. Families doubled up in housing to try to survive, but they often had to seperate and send their kids to live with extended family members.
b. Families struggled to breathe and could not keep their homes clean.
c. Empty factories cause men to have to leave their families to find work elsewhere.
d. Many families lost their incomes and food sources and became dependent on charity, lost their homes, and/or moved to find opportunities in migrant fields in California and elsewhere.
e. Dried out farmlands and drought create massive dust storms that cover large areas, bury property, kill livestock, and make people sick.
1. Urban Workers
2. Rural Dust Storms
3. Urban Families
4. Rural Families
5. Both Urban and Rural