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click here to Kate Yakovleva go to the Back to Culture Course courses home Нажавpage на Belts The belt regions of the United States are portions of the country that share certain characteristics. These regions are not formally defined; they frequently overlap and have vague borders. Banana Belt a term applied to several US areas with milder climates than their surrounding regions Bible Belt any collection of states where evangelical and fundamentalist Protestantism are prevalent Black Belt a region of fertile farmlands in the southeast, now known as a region with a high ratio of Afro-American residents, descendants of slave laborers on the cotton plantations of the 19th century Corn Belt midwestern states where corn is the primary crop Cotton Belt southern states where cotton is or was a primary crop Frost Belt a region of cold weather in the northeastern and north- central United States Fruit Belt an area where fruit growing is prominent Jell-O Belt (=Mormon western states with a large Mormon population Corridor) Lead Belt a district in southeastern Missouri that has a long history of mining for lead Rice Belt southern states where rice is a major crop Rust Belt (in the past, commonly known as the Manufacturing Belt, Factory Belt, or Steel Belt) northeastern and central northern states where heavy industrialization — and some economic stagnation — is common. Salt Belt a region in the Northeast and Midwest states where large quantities of salt is applied to control snow and ice on roads during the winter season Sun Belt southern, hot-weather states stretching from coast to coast Unchurched Belt a region in the far Northwestern United States that has low religious attendance !1 Jell-O Belt Frost Belt Cotton Belt Unchurched Belt Sun Belt Rust Belt Lead Belt Black Belt Corn Belt Bible Belt Source: dailywrtitingtips.org + Wikipedia !2 .

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