Thursday, October 1, 2009

Blog Questions<3

#1.
What are the stereotypes that describe each region of the United States?
Are they valid? Why or why not?

(these are probably soo bad)

-The stereotypes are:
*Northeastern region, we are considered impaitant and kind of overpopulated

*Southeastern region, people there are assumed to be rednecks and talk in heavy southern accents.
*Southwestern region, people there are assumed to be rich and stuck-up-ish like celebrities and are beach lovers
*Rocky Mountain region, people there are assumed to be poor-ish and underpopulated probably because of the mountain-ish land and they also love to skii and snowboard, like me :)

*Midwestern region, people there are assumed to be farmers because of all the extra land
*Pacific region, because its along the coast of the Pacific many people love to hang at the beach all day <3

Valid or not:
*Northeastern region- this is valid because a lot of people live here because there are so many states so close together and people have said that we are always rushing like in the cities

*Southeastern region- this is not valid because a lot of people who live here are not always "rednecks" but they do speak in heavy southern accents
*Southwestern region- Because California is located here this is valid because most people try to act like the celebrities who live there and who are stuck up-ish and because they live by the ocean, it makes sense for them to love the beach
*Rocky Mountain region- this is not valid, I mean just because not many people live here doesn't mean people there are poor. But it is true that they love to do winter activities

*Midwestern region- this is valid because the Midwest is so huge and not that many people live here, so it makes sense that they are farmers, also because most of our crops and produce come from the Midwest
*Pacific region- this is valid because this region is along the coast of the Pacific ocean and there are plenty of beaches. <3

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