Agenda
1. Ch. 7 Sec 2 Organizer
2. Ch. 7 Sec 1 Lecture
During the 1930s, catastrophic “black blizzards”were experienced in many states of the southern Great Plains. One storm carried over 300 million tons of dirt all the way to the east coast.
Questions
1. What is occurring in this picture?
2. Why is the loss of topsoil harmful?
3. What steps have been taken to prevent such serious dust storms from happening today?
1. Ch. 7 Sec 2 Organizer
2. Ch. 7 Sec 1 Lecture
During the 1930s, catastrophic “black blizzards”were experienced in many states of the southern Great Plains. One storm carried over 300 million tons of dirt all the way to the east coast.
Questions
1. What is occurring in this picture?
2. Why is the loss of topsoil harmful?
3. What steps have been taken to prevent such serious dust storms from happening today?