Which development in the early 1900s made the land in the Great Plains even more vulnerable to erosion?

Railroads stopped building lines across the West.

People settled the region in greater numbers, increasing the amount of land being plowed and grazed.

Large numbers of farmers left the region and moved to cities.

Farmers reduced the number of acres they plowed each year.

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Gabrielle Weber

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5 September, 12:45

Which development in the early 1900s made the land in the Great Plains even more vulnerable to erosion?

Railroads stopped building lines across the West.

People settled the region in greater numbers, increasing the amount of land being plowed and grazed.

Large numbers of farmers left the region and moved to cities.

Farmers reduced the number of acres they plowed each year.

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Paola Gibson · Answer 1

People settled the region in greater numbers, increasing the amount of land being plowed and grazed. This along with poor farming practices ultimately led to the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. A new deal bill called the Agricultural Adjustment Act, prohibited unsafe farming practices, planted trees to stabilize the soil, and told farmers that they had to rotate their crops.