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The regions of the US
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:12 pm
Response thread as a geography teacher I am going to enlighten you all
South east- ga fl sc al ms tenn nc
Mid south- la ark ok east tx south mo
South west - tx ok Nm az
West coast -duh
East coast- virg-del ri mary
North east - ny mass vt nh penn
Midwest in iowa ill north mo ohio
North - minn mich wisc dakotas neb
West- kan to Nevada up to Idaho
Notes Kentucky West Virginia hardest to classify as they have features of 3 regions also to note Arkansas Mizzou Kansas Oklahoma Texas are all crossroad areas with features of one or more regions
In before diaf and gtfo
South east- ga fl sc al ms tenn nc
Mid south- la ark ok east tx south mo
South west - tx ok Nm az
West coast -duh
East coast- virg-del ri mary
North east - ny mass vt nh penn
Midwest in iowa ill north mo ohio
North - minn mich wisc dakotas neb
West- kan to Nevada up to Idaho
Notes Kentucky West Virginia hardest to classify as they have features of 3 regions also to note Arkansas Mizzou Kansas Oklahoma Texas are all crossroad areas with features of one or more regions
In before diaf and gtfo
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:13 pm to Hogules68
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as a geography teacher
Holy phucc please tell me you aren't
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:14 pm to Hogules68
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South west - tx
Incorrect.
Texas is Texas.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:17 pm to Hogules68
Forgot to mention that regions don't follow state lines well you can find southerners in Illinois and Yankee regions in Florida also some states are split ark is a good example south of little rock very southern and delta very southern whereas ft smith and north ark are western
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:20 pm to Hogules68
Teacher/ coach / rancher what's wrong with my career ? Not OT baller enough
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:22 pm to Hogules68
Kansas is Midwest, not west
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:30 pm to Hogules68
Texas is 2 regions IMO
Southeast and Southwest
Southeast and Southwest
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:34 pm to Hogules68
florida may be in the southeastern portion of the united states but they by no means are "the south". FWIW.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:36 pm to WG_Dawg
Florida is strange the panhandle is southern the south is north
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:41 pm to Hogules68
The term Midwest actually refers to the area 1/2 way between east coast and ms river it was first used in colonial days and Kansas absolutely is west Abilene coffeyville etc major cattle markets also it's where Wyatt Earp became famous along with wild bill hicock that sir is western
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:44 pm to KSGamecock
I may be wrong I am just telling what most experts in history culture and geography will agree on of course their will be anomalies and everyone is entitled to their own opinion
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:52 pm to Hogules68
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I may be wrong I am just telling what most experts in history culture and geography will agree on of course their will be anomalies and everyone is entitled to their own opinion
Most "experts" have Kentucky listed as either Southeast or if you want to break it further down the Mississippi Valley. You maybe have a couple who will classify it as mid-west, but only if they have no grasp of the culture as well as physical region.
This is what the Library of Congress (and by my link National Geographic) lists as official geographic regions of the US:
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Atlantic States: All states that border the Atlantic Ocean, from Maine to Florida
East: All states east of the Mississippi River
Middle Atlantic States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Middle West or Midwest: from the Rocky Mountains to the Allegheny Mountains; Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northeast: east of the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin.
Northwest: states between Lake Superior and the Pacific Ocean: Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming.
Pacific Northwest: Old Oregon country: Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Wyoming.
Pacific States: All states that border the Pacific Ocean: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington.
Rocky Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming.
South Atlantic: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
South: States south of the Mason-Dixon Line: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.
New Southwest: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
Old Southwest: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas
Southwest: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah.
West: All states west of the Mississippi River.
This also covers your multiple regions and overlapping.
LINK
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:58 pm to BluegrassBelle
Mizzou wins with 3 mentions!
Posted on 2/21/15 at 3:05 pm to KSGamecock
Mine, cultural/geographic regions, asterisks indicate split loyalties/designations
SOUTH
Deep South
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Peripheral South
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Southern Virginia*
Northern Florida*
Eastern Texas*
Southern Missouri*
NORTH
Mid-Atlantic
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Northern Virginia*
New England
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
MIDWEST
Great Lakes
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Northern Texas*
Neither Plains nor Lakes
Iowa
Central and Northern Missouri*
WEST
Mountain West
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Pacific West
California
Coastal Washington*
Coastal Oregon*
Pacific Northwest
Inland Washington*
Inland Oregon*
Mexican Reconquista
New Mexico
Arizona
Southern California*
Southern Texas*
Western Texas*
AUTONOMOUS/UNIQUE STATES (in part or in whole)
Texas (Southern/Midwestern/Mexican mix)
Hawaii (Pacific Islander/Western/General American mix)
Alaska (Inuit/General American mix)
West Virginia (Appalachian)
Florida (Southern/Midwestern/Northern/Cuban mix)
Missouri (Southern/Midwestern mix)
SOUTH
Deep South
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Peripheral South
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Southern Virginia*
Northern Florida*
Eastern Texas*
Southern Missouri*
NORTH
Mid-Atlantic
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Northern Virginia*
New England
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
MIDWEST
Great Lakes
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Northern Texas*
Neither Plains nor Lakes
Iowa
Central and Northern Missouri*
WEST
Mountain West
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Pacific West
California
Coastal Washington*
Coastal Oregon*
Pacific Northwest
Inland Washington*
Inland Oregon*
Mexican Reconquista
New Mexico
Arizona
Southern California*
Southern Texas*
Western Texas*
AUTONOMOUS/UNIQUE STATES (in part or in whole)
Texas (Southern/Midwestern/Mexican mix)
Hawaii (Pacific Islander/Western/General American mix)
Alaska (Inuit/General American mix)
West Virginia (Appalachian)
Florida (Southern/Midwestern/Northern/Cuban mix)
Missouri (Southern/Midwestern mix)
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 2/21/15 at 4:29 pm to BluegrassBelle
That's a shitty list. Wisconsin Northeast. Iowa northwest. Arkansas southwest. They don't even list the southeast as a region.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 4:30 pm to KSGamecock
How can you have Iowa listed in the Great Plains and neither plains or lakes section? Iowa is definitely Midwest btw
Posted on 2/21/15 at 4:34 pm to BowlJackson
It's definitely Midwestern but I wouldn't call it Great Plains or Great Lakes. Same with Missouri, Central and Southern Illinois/Indiana, parts of Ohio, parts of Central and Southwestern Wisconsin and Southern Minnesota. It's somewhere in between the two.
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 2/21/15 at 4:38 pm to KSGamecock
But you did call it Great Plains in your post though.
its not Great Plains, which is weird because Iowa is the flattest place I've ever been in my life
its not Great Plains, which is weird because Iowa is the flattest place I've ever been in my life
Posted on 2/21/15 at 4:44 pm to BowlJackson
Yea that was an accident. Sure Iowa is "flat" but in my opinion there's more to the Great Plains than just being flat. I can't quite pin it but the Great Plains is distinct from the Great Lakes and I don't consider Iowa to fit neatly into either and that's true for parts of a few states I put in the Great Lakes category.
I think part of it's a cultural deal. Kansas and Nebraska are distinct from Wisconsin and Minnesota both culturally and geographically and while I think Iowa geographically might resemble Nebraska more than it does Minnesota I think it has more in common culturally with the Great Lakes states which is why I put it in the neither category.
Also, while Iowa is "flat" it's not western Kansas flat.
I think part of it's a cultural deal. Kansas and Nebraska are distinct from Wisconsin and Minnesota both culturally and geographically and while I think Iowa geographically might resemble Nebraska more than it does Minnesota I think it has more in common culturally with the Great Lakes states which is why I put it in the neither category.
Also, while Iowa is "flat" it's not western Kansas flat.
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 4:47 pm
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