Regions of North America map (areas, dinner, island)

[northstar22]

I drew up another "regions" map, similar to my Midwest, West, South and Northeast maps of a few months ago. This one is different in several ways:

1) I included Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America and Greenland. I ignored international boundaries in drawing the regions (unless the border really does define a cultural region).

2) I included all of North America in one map, instead of breaking it up into four sections.

3) I ignored labels like "Midwest," "South," "Northeast," etc., and just put in what I think are broad cultural and socioeconomic regions, for example, "Great Lakes."

So, here's the map. I'm sure most people will disagree with something:

Regions of North America

[AlGreen]

it's late, so all i could think of was that the blue part of texas needs to be moved further west to include san antonio, and houston should be shaded in maroon with the rest of the south

[Verseau]

Why not make a separate region for Quebec? If any region of North America is distinct from its surroundings, it's Quebec! I can't see any reason to include it with New England, with the possible exception of some areas of the Eastern Townships. Northern New England definitely has more in common with southern New England than with Quebec.

[missRoxyhart]

Really interesting, I like it. But, shouldn't New Orleans be the capital of the Gulf Coast, and Denver the capital of the Rockies? And maybe Vancouver could replace Seattle or be equal with it? But I'm no expert on that. And as long as you have Ottawa in New England, shouldn't that be the capital? Also, I'd change the name to like North Atlantic or New England/Eastern Canada or something like that.

[WestbankNOLA]

Capital of the Gulf Coast should go to Houston or New Orleans. The Gulf Coast shouldn't stretch more than 30 miles north of the I-10 and that's stretching it IMO.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Verseau

Why not make a separate region for Quebec? If any region of North America is distinct from its surroundings, it's Quebec! I can't see any reason to include it with New England, with the possible exception of some areas of the Eastern Townships. Northern New England definitely has more in common with southern New England than with Quebec.

Even the Eastern Townships are for the most part are similar in culture to the rest of Quebec these days. The older parts of towns and place names may sometimes be New Englandish, but around the dinner table in those places it is generally pretty Québécois.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Verseau

Why not make a separate region for Quebec? If any region of North America is distinct from its surroundings, it's Quebec! .

Very true.

Alternatively, you could create a region called "New France", that would include a few towns in extreme Eastern Ontario (places like Hawkesbury and Casselman, but not Cornwall), go across Quebec and then into northwestern and northeastern New Brunswick, and then down the eastern coast of New Brunswick to the boundaries of (but not including) the city of Moncton. If you acted fast (before French dies out there), you might even be able to throw half a dozen small towns in extreme northern Maine like Fort Kent and Madawaska in there as well.

Also, Ottawa is certainly not "New England", nor is it "Quebec" or "New France". Ottawa is more "Great Lakes" I would say.

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by flyingwriter

I drew up another "regions" map, similar to my Midwest, West, South and Northeast maps of a few months ago. This one is different in several ways:

1) I included Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America and Greenland. I ignored international boundaries in drawing the regions (unless the border really does define a cultural region).

2) I included all of North America in one map, instead of breaking it up into four sections.

3) I ignored labels like "Midwest," "South," "Northeast," etc., and just put in what I think are broad cultural and socioeconomic regions, for example, "Great Lakes."

So, here's the map. I'm sure most people will disagree with something:

Regions of North America

LOL You are right. I can't agree at all that most of Texas has much of anything (if indeed anything) in common with northern plains states, and up into Canada. Either historically, culturally or socio-economically.

[nep321]

I think it's a fairly accurate map, but only just "fair." My biggest criticism is your New England area. How can you not include Connecticut and Rhode Island on there?!?! They are very characteristic of quintessential New England.

[Maintainschaos]

I'm curious how Detroit becomes the capital of the "Great Lakes" region and not, say, Chicago or Toronto...I also think Omaha, Indianapolis and Columbus should/would both be considered more part of the "Corn Belt"