The Dust Bowl (Texas and Oklahoma) is best described as which of the following?

• A. Dust Bowl (Texas and Oklahoma)
• B. Galveston Hurricane of 1900
• C. Alternative Energy Sources
• D. Goods and Services

Answer: (A)

The Dust Bowl in Texas and Oklahoma is a major environmental disaster from the early 1930s, caused by severe drought and wind erosion that ruined farmland. This event shows how environmental conditions can trigger widespread economic hardship and force people to move in search of jobs and stability, compounding the struggles of the Great Depression. It isn’t a hurricane event like the Galveston disaster, nor is it about alternative energy sources or general goods and services; it specifically highlights a land-and-climate crisis and its social and economic consequences.