Question

in the 1930s, huge wind storms turned the great plains into a dust bowl. a farmer in oklahoma shovels dirt that has buried his land. what can we do? 10 we cannot prevent droughts from happening. but we can take steps to plan and prepare for drought and to lessen its impact. for example, we can study weather patterns to predict when drought is likely to strike a particular area. we can limit the amount of water we use for nonessential activities, like watering lawns. we can take steps to recycle water, conserve and store water, and keep freshwater sources clean. none of these actions will eliminate drought, but they can help make its impact less dire. close reading key idea what is this section of the text about? this section is about read critically list one claim the author makes in paragraph 9 and the evidence that supports it. list an unsupported claim. supported claim: supporting evidence: unsupported claim: stretch some droughts result in thousands or millions of deaths. identify and explain two ways that a drought can become deadly. during a drought, people can die from

Explanation:

The text discusses the Dust - Bowl event in the 1930s and ways to mitigate the impact of droughts such as studying weather patterns, water conservation, and recycling. For the 'Key Ideas' question, it's about drought prevention and mitigation steps. For the 'Read Critically' part, a supported claim could be about taking steps to prepare for drought (e.g., studying weather patterns) with evidence being the description of such steps. An unsupported claim isn't clearly given in the provided text. For the 'Stretch' question, droughts can be deadly as people can die from lack of water for drinking and from crop failures leading to food shortages.

Answer:

Key Ideas: This section is about steps to plan and prepare for droughts and lessen their impact.
Supported claim: We can study weather patterns to predict when drought is likely to strike a particular area.
Supporting evidence: The text mentions that studying weather patterns is one of the steps we can take to prepare for drought.
Unsupported claim: N/A
During a drought, people can die from lack of drinking - water and from food shortages due to crop failures.