| LC control no. | sh 85130501 |
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| Geographic heading | Sunbelt States |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Sunbelt States |
| Variant(s) | Sun Belt (U.S.) Sun Belt States Sunbelt (U.S.) |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on the southern and southwestern states of the continental United States, sometimes also including Hawaii. |
| Found in | Wikipedia, May 21, 2013 (under Sun Belt: The Sun Belt is a region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the South and Southwest (the geographic southern United States). Another rough boundary of the region is the area south of the 36th parallel, north latitude. The main defining feature of the Sun Belt is its warm-temperate climate with extended summers and brief, relatively mild winters; Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas, however, have a true subtropical climate. Composition: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas. Demonym: Sun Belter) The Columbia encyclopedia, 2013, via Encyclopedia.com, May 21, 2013 (under Sun Belt; Sun Belt or Sunbelt, southern tier of the United States, focused on Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California, and extending as far north as Virginia) Dictionary.com, May 21, 2013 (Sunbelt: the southern and southwestern region of the U.S. Also, Sun Belt.) Merriam-Webster online, May 21, 2013 (Sunbelt: region S & SW United States. Region, south and southwestern U.S. It is characterized by a warm climate, rapid population growth since 1970, and relatively conservative voting patterns. Comprising 15 states, it extends from Virginia and Florida in the southeast through Nevada in the southwest, and includes southern California.) |
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