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This tutorial was expanded and adapted from Thomas, R.. (2008). In Time and Place, "Dust Bowl." Retrieved October 5, 2010, from In Time and Place: http://www.intimeandplace.org/Dust%20Bowl/index.html.

Thomas' focus is in teaching GIS skills. Many humanities and social sciences instructors may want to use these excellent resources, but feel that teaching GIS to students is outside the scope of their curriculum. This ArcGIS Explorer Desktop adaptation of the Dust Bowl unit is meant to aid instructors who do not have access to ArcGIS software or who might not have the time to teach GIS skills in the classroom. All files for the tutorial are included in a link on this page. Original versions of files (shapefiles, raster files, and ArcMap files) on which the layer files for this tutorial were based can be found under the link for the Dust Bowl GIS files at the original site.

Other tutorials using GIS for American History, including units on The Great Migration, Japanese Internment during World War II, and others can be found at In Time and Place.org.

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  1. In ArcGIS Explorer, click on the Add Content button in the Map group of the Home tab.
  2. Click ArcGIS Layers. An Open dialog box will appear. (click image to enlarge)




  3. Find the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's desktop.
  4. Add files in the following order:
      These files are the Winter/Spring
      1. APR4YRAVT – Question 3 (April average temperatures for the
      Years 1930
      1. year s1930-1934
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      1. APR4YRAVT – Question 3)
      2. MAR4YRAVT-- Question 3 (March average temperatures for the year s1930-1934)
      3. FEB4YRAVT-- Question 3 (February average temperatures for the year s1930-1934)
      4. JAN4YRAVT-- Question 3

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      1. (January average temperatures for the year

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      1. s1930-1934)
      2. APR35AVT-- Question 3 (Monthly average temperatures for April of 1935)
      3. MAR35AVT-- Question 3 (Monthly average temperatures for March of 1935)
      4. FEB35AVT-- Question 3 (Monthly average temperatures for February of 1935)
      5. JAN35AVT-- Question 3

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      1. (Monthly average temperatures for January of 1935)
      2. WINTSPR35 – Question 2 (Average total rainfall in the months January - April for the year 1935

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      1. )
      2. WINTSPRAVE-- Question 2 (Average

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      1. total rainfall in the months January - April for the years 1930-1934

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      1. )
    Raster Data:
    1. Click on the Add Content button in the Map group of the Home tab.
    2. Choose Raster Data.... An Open dialog box will appear.
    3. Find the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's desktop.
    4. Double click on the folder titled Files.
    5. Add the  3907_%Sandy Soil.jpg (for Question 1) file to your map by clicking on it once, then clicking the Open button. (click image to enlarge)



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    1. Click on the Add Content button in the Map group of the Home tab.
    2. Choose Raster Data.... An Open dialog box will appear.
    3. Find the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's desktop.
    4. Double click on the folder titled Files.
    5. Add files in the following order:
        These files are the areas
        1. Dust 1940-- Question 1 (Areas of most severe dust for
        the years indicated:
        1. Dust 1940-- Question 11940)
        2. Dust 1938-- Question 1 (Areas of most severe dust for 1938)
        3. Dust 1930-- Question 1 (Areas of most severe dust for 1930)
        4. United
          This is a map of the U.S. for general reference, so that users can see to which area of the country the data refer:
          ##United States – For General Reference

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