sunbelts
Southern temperate zones
Sunbelts are warm-climate regions, especially the southern United States stretching from Florida to California.
The term emerged in the 1970s as these areas experienced population and economic growth, drawing retirees and businesses from colder northern states.
Other countries have their own sunbelts—regions where sunshine and mild winters attract migration.
48th state admitted
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- NevadaSilver State out west
New Mexico · Georgia · Southern · states · migration · retirement · sprawl · suburbs
People finished working permanently
- snowbirdsCold-weather climate refugees
- migrationMovement to new territory
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- growthIncrease in size
transplants · newcomers · seniors · communities · suburbs · sprawl · diversity · influx
Moderately heated, or friendly
- aridDevoid of water
- desertTo leave behind completely
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- mildModerate in intensity
winters · heat · drought · humidity · temperature · dry · Mediterranean · tropical
Industrial product creation
- jobsPositions of employment
- industryEconomic production sector
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
defense · relocation · corporate · headquarters · business · boom · employment · migration
Arizona
48th state admitted
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
Nevada · New Mexico · Georgia · Southern · states · migration · retirement · sprawl · suburbs · exurbs
retirees
People finished working permanently
- snowbirdsCold-weather climate refugees
- migrationMovement to new territory
- populationAll inhabitants combined
growth · transplants · newcomers · seniors · communities · suburbs · sprawl · diversity · influx · settlement
warm
Moderately heated, or friendly
- aridDevoid of water
- desertTo leave behind completely
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
mild · winters · heat · drought · humidity · temperature · dry · Mediterranean · tropical · year-round
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- jobsPositions of employment
- industryEconomic production sector
- technologyApplied scientific methods
aerospace · defense · relocation · corporate · headquarters · business · boom · employment · migration · tax
sunbeltsrust belts
Economically declining former manufacturing areas