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Having to do with farms and living in the country
Rural
Having to do with cities, tall buildings, and lots of people
Urban
Farming
Agriculture
The leader of a city (like a governor, but of a city only, not the whole state)
Mayor
A huge international event in which people from all over the world come together to compete in various sports
The olympics
Breaking or damaging things so that they can't be used anymore
Destruction
A group of cotton plants grown together in a field
Cotton crop
Urban areas where a lot of factories are located.
Urban industrial Centers
To end the separation of people based on their skin color, allowing everyone to use the same schools, buses, and other public places
Integrate or Desegregate
A large highway that circles the city of Atlanta
Interstate 285
large numbers of people moving from one place to another
Population shift
A small insect that can harm cotton plants by eating the protective bolls for the seeds
Boll Weevel
A major relocation of Black southerners from rural southern areas to large cities in the north and midwest; it occurred from 1910-1970
The Great Migration
Mayor of Atlanta between 1937 and 1962, he brought many improvements to the city and was the longest serving Atlanta mayor in history
William B. Hartsfield
A connected system of buses and trains that moves people around the city of Atlanta very quickly and affordably
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority (M.A.R.T.A)
A powerful motor vehicle, used mainly on farms.
Tractor
When new tools and machines are invented that make life different and usually easier
Technological changes
A New Deal program to help farmers by paying them to NOT grow crops
The agricultural adjustment act (AAA)
Mayor of Atlanta between 1962 and 1970, he brought many improvements to the city
Ivan Allen, Jr.
The airport in Atlanta, GA and the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic; in 2022 it flew over 93 million passengers
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
A special machine that helps cut and gather crops and makes the job of harvesting easier for farmers
Reaper
A type of plant food that can be added to the soil to help plants grow stronger, faster, and bigger
Fertilizer
A time (the 1930s) when many people had a hard time finding jobs and making money
The great depression
An airport, train station, or highway that is used by a large number of people from all over the country or world
Major transportation hub
The belief that everyone should be treated fairly and have the same rights, no matter their skin color
Civil Rights