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Hinds County
Which county in Mississippi has the largest population
-Ended Great Depression
-it made an increase in population urban areas because of jobs that include manufacturing
-was the start of th...
Hinds County
Which county in Mississippi has the largest population
-Ended Great Depression
-it made an increase in population urban areas because of jobs that include
manufacturing
-was the start of the civil rights movement
List 3 examples of the effect WWII had on Mississippi
immigrants
people who have moved to another country
Vietnamese
more than half of the state's population lives in Biloxi and Harrison County
90% of all Mississippians
Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, and Presbyterians
Latino
refers to a person from Central or South America
African Americans
37% of the state's total population
ethnic
group of people with a common racial, national, linguistic, and cultural heritage
Buckle of the Bible Belt
nickname for the state with the highest percentage of people that say religion is an
important part of daily life
Choctaw
one of the most economically successful Native American tribes in the U.S.
70% of all Mississippians
Baptists
gaming
gambling, games of chance
Chinese
most descendants still live in the Delta
Latinos and Asians
the largest groups of immigrants to Mississippi in recent years
3 million
population of Mississippi
350 miles
What is Mississippi's north-south distance?
180 miles
What is Mississippi's east-west distance?
flora
the natural vegetation of a region
fauna
the animal life of a particular area
, aquaculture
the commercial production of freshwater animals, like catfish, and aquatic plants
lignite
a low grade of coal
loess soil
windblown dust that accumulates and forms a ridge of bluffs as it approaches higher
elevations
reservoir
a man-made lake where water is collected and kept in quantity for use
sharecropper
a person who farmed another man's land for a share of the crop
surface water
the water in lakes, ponds, rivers, and reservoirs
Loess hills
Bluff hills are also known as the
The Delta
the Yazoo Basin also known as
the coldwater river
What river feeds into the Arkabutla Lake?
the little tallatchie river
what river feeds into the sardis lake?
the yocona river
what river feeds into the enid lake?
the yalobusha river
what river feeds into the grenada lake?
the pearl river
what river feeds into the ross barnett reservoir?
the tombigbee river
what river feeds into the pickwick lake?
location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region
list the 5 themes of geography.
#32
what is Mississippi's size rank compared to the other U.S. states?
petroleum and natural gas
fuel/energy mineral resources
gravel, sand, lignite, limestone, and clay
construction mineral resources
37%
percentage of african american population
evenly distributed between rural and urban areas
describe Mississippi's population
primary economic activity
involves the extraction of natural resources and raw materials; 4 examples: farmer who
farms soybeans, the mining of lignite, the farming of trees, and the farming of
poultry(chicken).
secondary economic activity
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