THE U.S. HAS 13 ‘BELTS’
THE U.S. HAS 13 ‘BELTS’ _ You’ve probably heard of the Rust Belt, the region in the Midwest and Northeast where once-booming economies are on the decline. You may also be familiar with the Bible Belt, a stretch in the South where religion plays a big role in the region’s culture and politics. But what about the Jell-O Belt? Or the Stroke Belt? As it turns out, there are more than a dozen regions in the US that go by a “belt” moniker.
… Here are the most prominent “belt” regions in the United States: Bible Belt; Rust Belt; Black Belt; Corn Belt; Cotton Belt; Frost Belt; Jell-O Belt; Snow Belt; Stroke Belt; Sun Belt; Unchurched Belt; Wheat Belt.