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Geography and Travel

The Regions of the United States


Multiple breakwaters built to halt erosion, line the coast of the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va. (©AP/WWP/Steve Helber)

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions. These regions are cultural units rather than governmental units -- formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. What makes one region different from another? A region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation also make regions different and special. Within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. There are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography. The regions of the U.S. are :

New England
Mid-Atlantic
The South Midwest
The Southwest
The West

Abridged from U.S. State Department IIP publications and other U.S. government materials.


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Publications:
• Outline of American geography
New England:
• Language of the Land - Journeys Into Literary America: The Northeast
• NewEngland.com
• Visit New England
The Mid-Atlantic:
• Language of the Land - Journeys Into Literary America: The Northeast
• Mid-Atlantic Regional History
The South:
• Deep South USA
• Documenting the American South
• Florida Memory Project
• Language of the Land - Journeys Into Literary America: The South
The Midwest:
• Great Lakes Information Network
• Language of the Land - Journeys Into Literary America: The Midwest
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest
• Encyclopedia of Chicago
• Chicago Uncommon Photographs
The Southwest:
• The American Southwest
• California Digital Conservation Atlas
The West:
• The American West
• Desert USA
• Language of the Land - Journeys Into Literary America: The West
• Lewis & Clark
• Rocky Mountain USA
• The Wild West
• California Views: The Pat Hathaway Photo Collection
The North:
• Alaska's Digital Archive




 
 
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