Question
Use the photograph to answer the question.
In this black and white photograph, the foreground is comprised of desert and sparse vegetation. In the background, heavy black clouds of dust loom over the landscape.
Which of the following is a factor that likely contributed to the environment shown in the photo?
(1 point)
Responses
Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant many acres of wheat fields.
Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant many acres of wheat fields.
Tenant farmers and sharecroppers were laid off as the Great Depression continued.
Tenant farmers and sharecroppers were laid off as the Great Depression continued.
The war ended, and the government no longer bought excess crops from farmers.
The war ended, and the government no longer bought excess crops from farmers.
The planting season in this particular year was very wet, and many crops flooded.
In this black and white photograph, the foreground is comprised of desert and sparse vegetation. In the background, heavy black clouds of dust loom over the landscape.
Which of the following is a factor that likely contributed to the environment shown in the photo?
(1 point)
Responses
Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant many acres of wheat fields.
Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant many acres of wheat fields.
Tenant farmers and sharecroppers were laid off as the Great Depression continued.
Tenant farmers and sharecroppers were laid off as the Great Depression continued.
The war ended, and the government no longer bought excess crops from farmers.
The war ended, and the government no longer bought excess crops from farmers.
The planting season in this particular year was very wet, and many crops flooded.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The factor that likely contributed to the environment shown in the photo, considering the desert landscape and heavy dust clouds, would be:
**Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant many acres of wheat fields.**
This practice was a significant contributor to soil erosion and the Dust Bowl conditions that occurred in the 1930s, leading to the barren landscape and dust storms characteristic of that era.
**Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant many acres of wheat fields.**
This practice was a significant contributor to soil erosion and the Dust Bowl conditions that occurred in the 1930s, leading to the barren landscape and dust storms characteristic of that era.