Midwest American Culture & Communication Program USA Regions: Midwest History: The states of the "old Northwest" are now called the "East North Central States" by the United States Census Bureau and the "Great Lakes region" is also a popular term. The states just west of the Mississippi River and the Great Plains states are called the "West North Central States" by the Census Bureau. The region consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Culture: Differences in the definition of the Midwest mainly split between the Heartland and the Great Plains on one side, and the Great Lakes and the Rust Belt on the other. While some point to the small towns and agricultural communities in Kansas, Iowa, the Dakotas, and Nebraska of the Great Plains as representative of traditional Midwestern lifestyles and values, others assert that the Rust Belt cities of the Great Lakes—with their histories of 19th- and early- 20th-century immigration, manufacturing base, and strong Catholic influence—are more representative of the Midwestern experience Religion: Religiously, like most of the United States, the Midwest is predominantly Christian. Music: The combination of industry and cultures, blues, and rock and roll led to an outpouring of musical creativity in the Midwest during the post-Civil Rights movement years, including major contributions to jazz, funk, and R&B, and even new sub-genres such as the Motown Sound and techno from Detroit or house music from Chicago. Additionally, the electrified Chicago blues sound exemplifies the genre, as popularized by record labels Chess and Alligator and portrayed in such films as The Blues Brothers, Godfathers and Sons, and Adventures in Babysitting. Economy: Economically the region is balanced between heavy industry and agriculture, with finance and services such as medicine and education becoming increasingly important. Its central location makes it a transportation crossroads for river boats, railroads, autos, trucks and airplanes. Weather: The climate of the Midwest region of the United States, can vary greatly depending on the state and season. Without any ocean nearby to moderate temperature changes, the summer months in the region can be very hot, while winters can be brutally cold. Major cities: Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, Cleveland adn Wichita.
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Midwest
American Culture & Communication Program USA Regions: Midwest
History:
The states of the "old Northwest" are now called the "East North Central States" by the United States Census Bureau and the "Great Lakes region" is also a popular term. The states just west of the Mississippi River and the Great Plains states are called the "West North Central States" by the Census Bureau.
The region consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Culture:
Differences in the definition of the Midwest mainly split between the Heartland and the Great Plains on one side, and the Great Lakes and the Rust Belt on the other. While some point to the small towns and agricultural communities in Kansas, Iowa, the Dakotas, and Nebraska of the Great Plains as representative of traditional Midwestern lifestyles and values, others assert that the Rust Belt cities of the Great Lakes—with their histories of 19th- and early-20th-century immigration, manufacturing base, and strong Catholic influence—are more representative of the Midwestern experience
Religion: Religiously, like most of the United States, the Midwest is predominantly Christian. Music: The combination of industry and cultures, blues, and rock and roll led to an outpouring of musical creativity in the Midwest during the post-Civil Rights movement years, including major contributions to jazz, funk, and R&B, and even new sub-genres such as the Motown Sound and techno from Detroit or house
music from Chicago. Additionally, the electrified Chicago blues sound exemplifies the genre, as popularized by record labels Chess and Alligator and portrayed in such films as The Blues Brothers, Godfathers and Sons, and Adventures in Babysitting.
Economy:
Economically the region is balanced between heavy industry and agriculture, with finance and services such as medicine and education becoming increasingly important. Its central location makes it a transportation crossroads for river boats, railroads, autos, trucks and airplanes.
Weather:
The climate of the Midwest region of the United States, can vary greatly depending on the state and season. Without any ocean nearby to moderate temperature changes, the summer months in the region can be very hot, while winters can be brutally cold.
Major cities: Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, Cleveland adn Wichita.
Southwest
Weather The weather in the Southwest is warmer than the north, but is drier than the eastern part. Major cities The major cities in the Southwest are: Dallas, Oklahoma, Phoenix and Houston. The total population of these States is roughly 13 million people. Stephen F. Austin is the Father of Texas. He led the colonization of Texas by leading people from the United States was a colony of England over 200 years ago.
Some places to visit Carlsbad Caverns, New México, Mission San Xavier Sel Bac, Narrows in the Texas Hill Country and Oklahoma Railway Museum. Landscape Ruin at Chaco Canyon, Northwestern, New Mexico. Transportation Personal transportation is dominated by automobiles, which operate on a network of 13 million roads, including one of the world's longest highway systems. The world's second largest automobile market. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is a major U.S. airline and the world's largest low-cost carrier, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Education Our location in the heart of Central Texas allows our 1,536 students to enjoy the warm, small-town feel of historic Georgetown as well as the close proximity of Austin with its vibrant, innovative and creative culture. Food The foods of the American southwest are strong and bold, evolving in a harsh land with many cultural influences, including Native American, Spanish and European. Culture By 100 AD, three dominant cultures had emerged in the Southwest: The Hohokam of the desert, the Mogollon of the central mountains and valleys and the Ancestral Puebloans of the northern plateaus. Clothes The clothes of southwest is traditional and fashionable. Lifestyle The lifestyle of southwest is more comfortable and relaxation and the rhythm is more slow than the other areas of America.
Location: The Southwestern United States is a region of the United States defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
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