I feel like this map was designed to piss off everyone.
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New England is fully correct so no one there will be mad.
Where's the pacific northwest? It's labeled weird.
I refuse to be known at part of the nyc metro.
If you go up to any Hoosier (resident of Indiana) and tell them they live in the Ohio River Valley, you're getting punched in the face
Central Texas is nothing like East Texas, so that makes the rest of this map suspect.
Yea, this map is nonsense.
I've never heard half of these names used like this.
"Chesapeake"... First I've never heard it used as a region, second the region so labeled on the map would be better called Mid-Atlantic (~~and that wouldn't really be accurate either~~) that really is the Mid-Atlantic region, and there's no Mid-Atlantic on this map, but there's a Mid-Atlantic South (which I've never heard anyone use - VA is Mid-Atlantic).
Third, the Chesapeake doesn't even extend to PA, let alone up to NY or Jersey, over there is the Delaware Bay, so should we call that region "Delaware"?
I've never once heard anyone call that region Chesapeake - it's the Mid-Atlantic.
Then there's the Texas nonsense - there's West Texas, Central, East (sometimes jokingly referred to as Arkansas) I'll allow Rio Grande though I've never heard that used.
The West stuff... Yea, no. The Rockies, OK.
A source would be useful, perhaps knowing the context (like how this is used) would clarify things.
Also, it looks like the "Central Valley" in CA extends uphill to the top of the Sierras and Lake Tahoe. Plus "Socal" is as far north as Carmel.
No. Carmel is the Central Coast. You might as well add that to the Central Valley and add some new group for the Sierra Nevada mountains that includes northern CA above Sacramento. The north coast is culturally and geographically similar to the Sierras. "Socal" doesn't extend farther north than Santa Barbara.
Chesapeake kinda looks like it’s the Chesapeake bays watershed, for what it’s worth.
A lot of those are overlapping, like Appalacha and the Great Lakes both extend into Upstate NY, much of lower Appalacha is also considered mid-atlantic, etc
Suddenly americans know about geography.
I agree, but also they're different regions on this map. I'm more upset about being lumped in with Dallas. Ultimately when you're pumping large areas together, there are going to be dissimilar places within it, but they might also be more similar than some of us care to admit
Jersey sure as shit ain't "Chesapeake".
Neither is Pennsylvania, this map is way off.
I feel like there's a weird feral vibe in Philly anyway, Definitely should be a specific region.
SoCal does not go up that far not even close. Gross
I've never heard anyone refer to the mid Atlantic south, but the piedmont is common.
As a non-american, I have never heard of "northwoods" before.
Absolutely never will you catch a southern Illinoisan saying we’re from/in the south. We say Midwest or southern Illinois to be more specific.
I never understood why people think WV is a southern state. 1) It fucking snows and is cold af in winter. 2) We literally exist because we ain't traitors.
I don't think New England is a useful category anymore, since modern-day Maine doesn't has more in common with the Boston area than it does with upstate New York. I'd extend what they're calling the "NYC Metro" area from Boston in the north to Philadelphia (or maybe even D.C.) in the south as a sort of east coast mega-city.
Missing the rust belt and the Bible belt...
I assure you that nobody in Philadelphia considers themselves to be part of the Chesapeake region
And no one from Indiana says they live in the Ohio River Valley.
Maybeeee a few of the folks in Jeffersonville might. Maaaaayybeee
This might belong in no stupid questions but, what is the significance of Columbia? There seems to be no geographical consistency, it seems to be used accross several countries and languages. What's the deal? Lol
Hahahahahahah holy fuck I never made the connection to Columbus. Fuck I'm dying cuz it's so fucking obvious now hahaja
Some of these things seem solely topographical-based.
It would be pretty interesting if voting was broken down by these regions. It would probably be a lot more culturally representative.
Neat!
Though, I've found a lot of folks from a lot of parts of this map would just tell me they're "from the Midwest".
That's shorthand we use for people outside of the Midwest or those unfamiliar with the region.
It's similar to a person from a suburb of Boston just saying they're from Boston for simplicity's sake even if a lot of important nuance and context is lost.
I've found a lot of folks from a lot of parts of this map would just tell me they're "from the Midwest".
I would venture to say that the part of all of these regions adjacent to the Midwest could be considered subregions of it. Many people you'd meet in these areas would be likely to say they're in the Midwest.
As a European, this map is excellent!
It's a lie. I'm sorry.
NEPA will not be happy about being considered "Upper Appalachia."
This guide is inaccurate. The region labelled midwest is actually in the east. And the region labelled deep south is actually in the northern hemisphere.
We should take this list and divide it into government districts. There are a lot of unhappy people and a lot of parts of states, conservatives in states where liberal centers control politics, and vice versa. This map corrects a lot of those areas of people with similar beliefs could be divided into similar districts.
Nothing in Texas is part of the south. Not only will the south tell you that, Texas will tell you that
Well, they don’t even get all of Texas. So, who cares what they have to say. Can’t even keep their whole state. Who knew “Texas” was just a small chunk in the middle.
Hard disagree. I lived in Dallas for 15 years. Longview and Tyler are classic Southern.