Geography 1100 Lecture 8: Unit 7 – Political Geography
17 Mar 2016
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2 discussion questions each graded out of 3. Make several posts to get full marks: correct statements, with support from other students" posts, that you"ve researched other expert opinions. Respond more than once per topic question. Where: colorado, kansas, new mexico, oklahoma, texas, in general, the prairie (grassland) states and provinces (in canada as well) What: very dry and dusty period of time in these areas, during the 1930"s a period of severe drought and dust storms, caused major ecological and agricultural damage to the north american prairie. Crops failed affected farmers and killed animals (no feed) Location/creation: moist winds from the gulf of mexico are deflected right/east, away from the. 100th meridian, due to the coriolis effect: dust bowl between rocky mountains and 100th meridian. The grapes of wrath john steinbeck -- book about this time: made into a movie.
