Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: My community is based in the Mississippi River Delta area and is economically depressed. There is a lot of agriculture and the potential for tourism that is currently under-utilized. The need to keep the Mississippi River as clean as possible is an ongoing concern.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: The Delta Area is economically depressed. There are few jobs, and most of those are agricultural based; but there is plenty of natural beauty and historical events for tourism that are under-utilized and under-developed. The community needs protection of natural resources such as the river, water-ways, and other low-lands. The community also needs support and investment to increase the tourism industry and support infrastructure required to both draw people to the area and provide adequate lodging and entertainment and dining while they are here.