In the 1930s, huge black storms of blowing soil swept the southern Great Plains of the USA, burying fields and farms after years of drought and over-ploughing. This disaster is remembered as the
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Dust Bowl
The terrible dust storms of the 1930s on the southern Great Plains gave the region the name Dust Bowl. The grass cover had been removed to grow wheat, so the dry topsoil simply blew away.