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U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
A region of cold weather in the north-central United States X X X X X X Rice Belt [5] [2] Southern states where rice is a major crop X X X X Rust Belt [2] Northeastern and central northern states where heavy industrialization—and some economic stagnation—is common X X X X X X X X X
Economic regions of the United States (5 C, 2 P) Ecoregions of the United States (13 C, 137 P) G. Geologic provinces of the United States (9 C, 14 P)
Wine regions of the United States by state or territory (41 C, 31 P) A. Regions of Alabama (1 C, 17 P) Regions of Alaska (8 C, 15 P) Regions of Arizona (6 C, 21 P)
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. [1]
Category: Geography of the United States by region. ... This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A. Geography of Appalachia (14 C, 37 P) M.
For a region to be included on this template, a region must have one of the below: have at least two entire states, and portions of at least two others e.g., New England is only 71,998 sq mi (186,470 km 2) but has 6 states; have an area greater than the smallest listed area under criterion 1,