Name the four u. s. cultural regions (northeast, south, midwest, and west) in separate columns.
describe each region by focusing on facts and details that make each region different or unique.
name one cultural landmark for each u. s. region.
explain how the landmark is important to its cultural region.

The U.S. cultural regions are:

Maine, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

55 million

Its first settlers were Pilgrims from England, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1620.

The Statue of Liberty in New York City, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel, it was placed on liberty island in 1886. It represents America's freedom, democracy, abolition of slavery, peace and human rights.

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

114 million

Its Protestantism and diverse ethnic heritage have given the South distinct cultural characteristics.

Due to the region's history of slavery, Oak Alley  Plantation, by the Mississippi River, is a highlited landmark. It used to be a sugarcane plantation. Its most notable slave was Antoine, who grafted pecan trees.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

65 million

Financially balanced between agriculture and the production of large, heavy articles and materials.

The Chicago Board of Trade Building, built in 1930, which used to be the tallest building in Chicago and is still a popular sightseeing attraction.

Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada , Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii.

74 million

Its varied geography consists of forests, plateaus, beaches, plains and mountain ranges such as the American Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains.

Hollywood in Los Angeles is the home of the film industry and it contains several film studios in its area.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.