Forklift Loads Bales of Cotton onto a Trunk near Marks, Mississippi, November 11, 2017

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Highsmith, Carol M., "A forklift loads huge bales of cotton, wrapped in plastic, onto a long flatbed truck near Marks, Mississippi," 11 November 2017

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The photograph shows a forklift loading huge bales of cotton, wrapped in plastic, onto a long flatbed truck near Marks, Mississippi, in 2017. Cotton is the fourth leading crop in Mississippi. After cotton is harvested, it is put into bales and transported to the factory to be turned into products such as fabric and cotton balls. Marks, Mississippi, had a population of 1,735 in 2010. 

Source-Dependent Questions

• Is Marks, Mississippi, a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
• How does this kind of transportation help these workers to do their job?

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Highsmith, Carol M., "A forklift loads huge bales of cotton, wrapped in plastic, onto a long flatbed truck near Marks, Mississippi," 11 November 2017. Courtesy of Library of Congress