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 lack of water for drinking feed shortages

Explanation:

The text discusses the Dust - Bowl event in the 1930s and steps to mitigate the impact of droughts such as studying weather patterns, water conservation, and water recycling. For the 'Read Critically' part, since Paragraph 9 is not provided, we assume the relevant paragraph is the one starting with "We cannot prevent droughts from happening...". A supported claim is that we can take steps to plan and prepare for drought to lessen its impact, with evidence being studying weather patterns, limiting non - essential water use, recycling water etc. An unsupported claim could be that none of these actions will eliminate drought as no data or further explanation is given to prove this. For the 'Stretch' part, two ways a drought can be deadly are lack of water for drinking which leads to dehydration and death, and food shortages as crops fail due to lack of water, leading to malnutrition and death.

Answer:

Key Idea: This section is about the Dust - Bowl event in the 1930s and measures to mitigate drought impacts.
Supported claim: We can take steps to plan and prepare for drought to lessen its impact.
Supporting evidence: Study weather patterns, limit non - essential water use, recycle water, conserve and store water, keep freshwater sources clean.
Unsupported claim: None of these actions will eliminate drought.
Two ways a drought can be deadly: Lack of water for drinking, Food shortages.