Dust storms such as this one descending on a small town in Kansas resulted from __________
A) farmers taking land out of cultivation so they could receive federal aid
B) drought and soil erosion
C) planting crops like legumes rather than cash crops like wheat, cotton, and tobacco
D) an overabundance of trees on the Great Plains that hampered the flow of the wind
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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