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Originally Posted by iheartthed
I'd say that 95% of the cultural Midwest overlaps with the Northwest Territory.
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i fully disagree with that.
rural illinois is virtually identical to rural iowa.
and cities like KC, omaha, des moines, st. louis, and minneapolis are as midwestern as any other.
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Originally Posted by iheartthed
Most of "West North Central" should be its own region.
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historically speaking, the US only has the 4 main macro-regions - northeast, midwest, south & west.
yes, there are numerous sub-regions within those four, but good luck creating a brand new 5th macro-region and having the concept catch on.
so you either lump everything from the mississippi river to CO/WY/MO into the midwest or the west. considering that the
overwhelming majority of people in that utterly vast expanse of land live in its eastern reaches, it fits much more comfortably into the midwest IMO.