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Unit 5 - Soil Systems & Terrestrial Food Production Systems & Societies
Environmental Systems & Societies SL
Environmental Systems & Societies SL

Unit 5 - Soil Systems & Terrestrial Food Production Systems & Societies

Revolutionizing Soil: Great Plains Tactics

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๐ŸŒฝ The Great Plains, often dubbed as USA's "bread basket," is a massive farmland area that specializes in large-scale grain production. This isn't a small backyard garden, folks! We're talking about a huge farming industry operating with big machinery!

 

Fun Fact ๐Ÿ’ก: Did you know that the term "bread basket" is used to refer to an agriculturally productive region that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas? Now you do!

Dust bowl of the 1930s ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

In the 1930s, this region suffered an ecological disaster known as the "Dust Bowl" due to severe wind erosion. Picture this - a gust of wind so strong that it carries away the topsoil, leaving nothing but a barren and dusty land. Not the best place for a picnic, huh?

Soil conservation act of 1935 ๐Ÿ“œ

In response, the Soil Conservation Act was passed in 1935. This act was like a superhero, swooping in to save the soil from further erosion.

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Unit 5 - Soil Systems & Terrestrial Food Production Systems & Societies
Environmental Systems & Societies SL
Environmental Systems & Societies SL

Unit 5 - Soil Systems & Terrestrial Food Production Systems & Societies

Revolutionizing Soil: Great Plains Tactics

Word Count Emoji
547 words
Reading Time Emoji
3 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024

Table of content

Overview

๐ŸŒฝ The Great Plains, often dubbed as USA's "bread basket," is a massive farmland area that specializes in large-scale grain production. This isn't a small backyard garden, folks! We're talking about a huge farming industry operating with big machinery!

 

Fun Fact ๐Ÿ’ก: Did you know that the term "bread basket" is used to refer to an agriculturally productive region that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas? Now you do!

Dust bowl of the 1930s ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

In the 1930s, this region suffered an ecological disaster known as the "Dust Bowl" due to severe wind erosion. Picture this - a gust of wind so strong that it carries away the topsoil, leaving nothing but a barren and dusty land. Not the best place for a picnic, huh?

Soil conservation act of 1935 ๐Ÿ“œ

In response, the Soil Conservation Act was passed in 1935. This act was like a superhero, swooping in to save the soil from further erosion.

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