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The Coastal South

The Coastal south includes the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico from Virginia to southern Texas. The land forms are low and flat while Los Angeles has mountains and low and flat lands. Coastal south also has swamps, marshlands, and bays. The climate is humid with long, hot, rainy summers and mild, wet winters. The region is populated by Africans, Asians and Latin Americans as well as Europeans. Lightning and hurricanes are big hazards in the Coastal south. The spanish were the first europeans to settle in the coastal plain like Los Angeles was settled Spaniards as the first european settlers. In the Coastal region there are citrus fruit, sugar cane, and rice that grows well in its type of humid climate. Fishing is also important in the region. The coastal south is an important military center. Tourism is a contributor to the economy of the South like in Los Angeles. Besides vacations it attracts people to retire in the area.

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The Geography of North America, 2nd Edition

Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve

The Inland South

The Inland South includes parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, southern Missouri, northern Louisiana, eastern Oklahoma, and east Texas. The region is along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, the Appalachians, and North American central lowland. There landforms there are in the region vary from swamps, flat lands, and mountains. Los Angeles has flat lands and mountains. Summers can be hot and humid while winters are mild, but it can snow. There also is a lot of precipitation throughout the year and thunderstorms in the spring and summer. This can cause flooding in the region. While in Los Angeles we get earthquakes. The Inland South is more oriented towards agriculture. The primary sector is also in California like in the Inland South. The Inland South grew cotton and tobacco and some fruit and vegetables. California also grows fruits and vegetable also nuts that can grow in the Mediterranean weather. Another primary sector in the Inland South was mining. The Secondary Sector involves the headquarters of Federal Express (FedEx) because its in the center of nationwide markets. The region has military bases for tertiary and quaternary sectors.

Source: 

The Geography of North America, 2nd Edition

Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The "heartland" of North America is in the Great Lakes and Corn Belt Region. The region includes Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and some parts of Canada. The Great Lakes and Corn Belt regions nearest bodies of water are the lakes while in Los Angeles is the Pacific Ocean. The climate is affected by the lakes. The summers are hot and winters are cool with rainfall throughout the year. Areas south and east of the lakes are very cloudy and humid, with cooler summers and milder winters. The Great Lakes and Corn Belt region joined the U.S. through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 while Los Angeles became a part of the U.S. in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo from Mexico. Both places have primary sector activity. In the Great Lakes region tourism does not help the region economically unlike the City of Angels. The largest city on the Great Lakes and third in North America is Chicago.

Source: 

The Geography of North America, 2nd Edition

Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve

Megalopolis

Megalopolis is greek for "large/great city." The five major cities of Megalopolis are: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. Today it is a leading center of postindustrial economic activity in the U.S.. Both Megalopolis and Los Angeles have a decline in air quality. They are both also very large and populated areas. Although Megalopolis is more populated. Megalopolis has vacation spots like beaches, parks, and resorts like L.A. does. Homelessness exists in Washington, DC and it is also present in Los Angeles. They both also represent wealth and power in a small area. The cost of living in both areas are very high. There are different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups who live in these areas that can cause tension and creativity to the cities.

Source: 

The Geography of North America, 2nd Edition

Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve

The Atlantic Periphery

The Atlantic Periphery was the first part of North America to be settled by Europeans because of its location. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, which stretch from Alabama to eastern Canada is all part of The Atlantic Periphery. While Los Angeles was not settled so easily. In the Atlantic Periphery its main resources come from the forests and the sea unlike Los Angeles. Tourism is popular in the summer for hiking, camping,  fishing and many other activities in the Atlantic Periphery. Winters bring people to the popular ski resorts. Tourism is also part of Los Angeles economy like in the Atlantic Periphery.

Source: 

The Geography of North America, 2nd Edition

Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve