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GUIDED READING
A Place Called Mississippi
Chapter 12: Mississippi in the Global Village
Section 2
Urbanization
Directions:
Use the information from pages 326 - 328 to complete the
following.
1. The ____________________ _______________ generated by World War II ended the
Great Depression in Mississippi and ____________________ full
______________________ to both the _______________ and the _______________.
2. The growth of Mississippi's _________________ and __________________ was
accelerated by the wartime ___________________ for ________________________
_____________________.
3. The trend toward _________________________ both ______________________
economic conditions and ___________________ the state's social customs and
traditions.
4. Just as Mississippi is a _____________________ ______________________ within
the United States of America, a _________________________ is a political subdivision
with the state of Mississippi.
5. Under Mississippi law, municipalities with more than 2,000 inhabitants are classified as
_________________; those with fewer than 2,000 but more than 300 inhabitants are
classified as ________________; and those with fewer than 300 but more than 100
inhabitants are classified as __________________.
6. _____________________ _______________________ areas that are not within an
incorporated place, but are identified by a name, are called _________________
_______________________ places (CDP's).
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7. The _______________ and ___________________ of Mississippi's towns and cities
have ___________________ over time.
8. ____________________ replaced Meridian as the state's ________________ city in
1930 and remains the state's largest city.
9. Until 1970, most cities _______________ rather ___________________.
10. Since 1970, however, many people have ________________ to the _______________
(communities that surround cities but are outside city limits), and the cities have
________ _____________ substantially.