List of belt regions of the United States

With Belt ( Belt dt ) a contiguous space in the U.S. is referred to, for a particular agricultural use or form of operation is typical, or is characterized by typical other economic, climatic or cultural phenomena. Most of these belts are conducted principally in west-east direction and narrow in the north-south direction, thus the term was coined.

Best known are the following examples of " Belts":

  • Bible Belt: ( Christian ) deeply religious region in rural areas of the U.S. ( many southern states )
  • Black Belt: area in the U.S. southern states with rich soil that is particularly well suited for the cultivation of cotton: here also lives a higher than average proportion of African Americans.
  • Borscht Belt: Jewish (mostly of immigrants from Eastern Europe) embossed area in the Catskills
  • Corn Belt: corn - growing region in the Midwest to which the extensive pigs and cattle is connected
  • Cotton Belt: former growing area of cotton in the south ( south east) of the United States, once the core region of slavery
  • Dairy Belt: the area with intensive dairy farming in the United States. It mainly includes the New England states and the region south of the Great Lakes
  • Grain Belt or Belt Wheat: Wheat - growing region in the Midwest
  • Rust Belt: former core area of heavy industry in the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, etc. ) (also called the Manufacturing Belt )
  • Snow Belt ( also called Frost Belt ): the area around the Great Lakes, with frequent heavy snowfall, eg Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan
  • Sun Belt: Booming economy region south of the 37th degree of latitude, which is characterized particularly by its warm climate and is therefore suitable for the service economy and industry, which have little to no dependence on commodities
  • Region in North America
  • Region in the United States
Black Belt (U.S. region) Catskill Mountains Cotton Belt (region)
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