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The dust bowl /

The line between fertile grassland and desert wasteland can be very thin. What was once green and verdant can become desolate and barren in a blink of geologic time. In the 1930s, a severe drought and poor agricultural methods turned an area of the southwestern United States into a virtual dust bowl...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Dallas County, TX : Dallas County Community College District, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Geology.
Earth sciences.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939.
Crops and soils.
Droughts.
Wind erosion.
Dust storms.
Environmental disasters.
Great Plains.
Géologie.
Sciences de la terre.
Dust Bowl, États-Unis, 1931-1939.
Cultures et sols.
Sécheresses.
Érosion éolienne.
Tempêtes de poussière.
Catastrophes écologiques.
Grandes Plaines.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
Crops and soils
Droughts
Dust storms
Earth sciences
Environmental disasters
Geology
Wind erosion
Great Plains
1931-1939
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The line between fertile grassland and desert wasteland can be very thin. What was once green and verdant can become desolate and barren in a blink of geologic time. In the 1930s, a severe drought and poor agricultural methods turned an area of the southwestern United States into a virtual dust bowl, as valuable topsoil was blown hundreds and thousands of miles away. This video uses archival footage and interviews with survivors to paint a dramatic portrait of the Dust Bowl era.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 02, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (10 min.)
Playing Time:00:09:44