Question

A massive drought and heat wave caused the Dust bowl in texas, however, the damage was compounded by the lack of prairie grass. Explain why the prairie grass was important and how replacing the grass with crops helped cause the dust in the Dust Bowl.

Answer 1

Answers may vary, but should include these ideas: Prairie grass protected the soil during high winds and the deep root system of the grass helped keep moisture locked into the soil during times of drought. During the drought and heat wave that hit the area in the early 1930s, crops began to fail. These crops lacked the deep root systems of grass. Fertile top soil dried, turned to dust.

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Answer 2

I may not know the first part about the prairie but I do know the second part:

When the farmers replaced the grass with crops as they no stopped work the soil down to the core as it was the dried up and the crops died