Belt regions of the United States

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The belt regions of the United States originally referred to the growing regions of various crops, but usage has expanded to other climatic, economic and cultural concentrations. The agricultural regions generally follow lines of latitude, hence the allusion to a long clothing belt.

These regions, especially the non-agricultural ones, are not formally defined; they frequently overlap each other and have vaguely-defined borders. Many belts are neologisms coined by tourism or commercial promoters or by writers ad hoc.

[edit] List of regions

• Bible Belt, any collection of states where evangelical and fundamentalist Protestantism are prevalent.
• Biretta Belt, in Episcopalian circles, midwestern region, where Anglo-Catholicism predominates.
• Black Belt, a region of fertile farmlands in the Southeast now known as a region of persistent poverty with a high ratio of African-American residents.
  • Black Belt (region of Alabama), a section of Alabama (and extending into Mississippi) having a particular concentration of the same characteristics.
• Borscht Belt, a region of Jewish resorts in the Catskills
• Citrus Belt, a region running across the southern and southwestern states, but particularly Southern California and Florida, known for its oranges and grapefruit
• Corn Belt, midwestern states where corn is the primary crop
• Cotton Belt, southern states where cotton is or was a primary crop
• Dairy Belt, a region in north-eastern USA, where silage is grown for dairy cattle
• Frost Belt, a region of cold weather in the northeastern and north-central United States
• Fruit Belt(s), regions where fruit is the primary agricultural output, often around the Great Lakes
• Grain Belt, sometimes Wheat Belt, northern midwestern states where most of North America's grain and soybeans are grown
• Grazing Belt, extensive pasture farming in the prairies of central USA
• Jello Belt, western states with a large Mormon population
• Peach Belt, southeastern states where peaches are grown
• Rice Belt, southern states where rice is a major crop
• Rust Belt (also known as the Manufacturing Belt), northeastern and central northern states where heavy industrialization—and some economic stagnation—is common
• Snowbelt, areas in the Northeast and northern Midwest prone to lake effect snow
• Stroke Belt, an area in the southeastern US where death rates from stroke range from 1.5 to 2 times the national average
• Sun Belt, southern, hot-weather states stretching from coast to coast
• Tobacco Belt, southeastern states where tobacco is or was a primary crop

[edit] See also

• Belt regions of Canada
• Belt regions of Australia
• List of regions of the United States

"Belt" regions of the United States
Bible Belt | Black Belt | Corn Belt | Frost Belt | Grain Belt | Jello Belt | Rice Belt | Rust Belt | Sun Belt | Snowbelt