Asked by bobert

What human factor most contributed to the creation of the Dust Bowl?

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Responses

Crop rotation eroded the top inch of the topsoil.

Crop rotation eroded the top inch of the topsoil.

Letting fields lay fallow led to mismanagement of the land.

Letting fields lay fallow led to mismanagement of the land.

Removing native grasses damaged the topsoil.

Removing native grasses damaged the topsoil.

Excessive livestock production stripped the ground of nutrients.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Removing native grasses damaged the topsoil.

Plowing up the deep-rooted prairie grasses exposed loose topsoil to wind erosion, which — combined with drought — produced the Dust Bowl.