U.S. Midwest

America's agricultural center

The U.S.

Midwest is the north-central region of the United States, roughly spanning from Ohio to the Dakotas and from the Canadian border to Kansas and Missouri.

Also called the Heartland, it's associated with farming, manufacturing, and cultural moderation.

The boundaries are imprecise—some include states others exclude.

She grew up in the Midwest.

Midwestern describes the region or its people.

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Midwestern values · heartland values · small town America · Friday night lights · Tornado Alley · Manufacturing · Mississippi River · lake effect snow · Detroit · Corn Belt · Native American heritage · Amish communities · Great Lakes · meat and potatoes · Rust Belt · St. Louis · Chicago · Dust Bowl

Opposites
U.S. regional geography

U.S. MidwestEast Coast

America's eastern shoreline

West Coast · U.S. South · Pacific Coast · New England · Dixie

coastal vs. heartland identity

U.S. Midwestcoastal elite

Privileged urban seaboard residents

coastal states · blue states · coastal cities · port cities · seaboard

climate and landscape

U.S. MidwestSun Belt

Warm U.S. southern tier

tropical regions · coastal regions · Florida · Southern California · Hawaii

Family

U.S., Midwest, United States, west, western, westerly, westward, middle

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G