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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
Lakeswith their histories of 19th- and early-
20th-century immigration, manufacturing base,
and strong Catholic influenceare 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.
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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 Mxico, 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.