Dust Bowl Vocabulary

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We will be learning about the dust bowl. We must understand these vocabulary words as we read.
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  1. dust storm
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
    The most visible evidence of how dry the 1930s became was the dust storm.
  2. dust bowl
    a region subject to dust storms
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
  3. topsoil
    the layer of soil on the surface
    Tons of topsoil were blown off barren fields and carried in storm clouds for hundreds of miles.
  4. panhandle
    beg for money from people on the street
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
  5. murk
    an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
    Cars come to a standstill, for no light in the world can penetrate that swirling murk...
  6. mph
    the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    Winds were clocked at 60 mph.
  7. southeastern
    situated in or oriented toward the southeast
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
  8. southwest
    the compass point midway between south and west
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
  9. technically
    with regard to technique
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
  10. Oklahoma
    a state in south central United States
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
  11. Kansas
    a state in midwestern United States
    Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas – became known as the Dust Bowl, and many dust storms started there.
Created on Wed Mar 07 12:06:57 EST 2012 (updated Wed Mar 07 12:09:49 EST 2012)

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