Map Activity 2 for Chapter 27
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Map Activity 2 for Chapter 27
Figure 27.2: MAP 27.2 THE RISE OF THE SUN BELT, 1940–1980
Figure 27.2: The growth of defense industries, a non-unionized labor force, and the spread of air-conditioning all helped spur economic development and population growth in the Southwest and the South. This made the Sun Belt the fastest-growing region of the country between 1940 and 1980.