| A | B |
| Dust Bowl | About a decade in the 1930's with no rain. |
| Dust Bowl States | Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas |
| FDR | Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt was president during the "dust bowl". |
| Drought | Long period of time without rain. |
| New Deal | Process to get peoples jobs back. |
| Erosion | The act of wearing away of land by water or wind. |
| Climate | The kind of weather an area has over a long period of time. |
| Migration | The action of moving from one place or region to another. |
| Unemployment | Being out of work. |
| Rain Shadow | The protected side of a mountain. |