Wilbur Zelinsky Perceptual Region Game

Regions: Copy the following Northeast New England Middle Atlantic Country South (Center South) Deep South (Coastal South) North Midwest Southwest West Northwest Pacific Gulf Use the Perceptual Map in your book!

Region A Eat grits, fried chicken, and gumbo Listen jazz and blues music Most are Catholic or Baptist Known to be friendly and live a slow paced family centered life Area has swamps, hurricanes, and is hot and humid Language is mainly Cajun

Region B Famous for cheesesteaks and hotdogs Home of American Bandstand Most are Catholic, Amish, Jewish Has large cities, known to be dirty and overcast, diverse people Known to be fast talkers

Region C Eat wild rice and beef Listen to country and polka music Mainly Lutheran, Catholic, and Methodist Know for hard work and value on education Has lots of lakes, prairies and is cold Known for no accent

Region D Fish chowder, shell fish, lobster Mostly Roman Catholic and Congregational Known for hard work and Puritan values, value privacy and individualism Cold, harsh winters, coastal cool summers Use words like pop, ice box and have an accent that uses EH sound for the letter R

Region E Maple syrup, baked beans, grinder sandwiches Protestant and Catholic Hard workers and conservatives Rural areas (not many cities) environmentally aware

Region F Ham and biscuits, peanuts, crab cakes Bluegrass music Baptist and Protestant Known for their manners and hospitality to others, traditional and honorable Beaches and mountains, four seasons Has a drawl dialect

Region G Sweet tea, beans, pork, chicken Bluegrass and country music Baptist Manners, slow paced lifestyle, family emphasis Untapped resources in this area; mountains Accents with a drawl and known to be slow talkers

Region H Steak, potatoes, corn Jewish and Protestants Amish and German background Known to be wholesome people Dumping ground for East Coast trash, lakes, flat land No accent

Region I Mexican food, BBQ, blue corn, steak Country music, polka, Tejano Baptist and Catholic Family first, frontier and rugged people Wide open spaces, pride over the land, oil spanglish

Region J Beef, lamb, potatoes Country, rock n roll Mormon, Catholic, Protestant Conservative, outdoor people Untapped resources, water, mountains No accent

Region K Chinese, Mexican Many choose no religion (secular) Diverse mix of ethnicities Known to be laid back Dialect of valley talk (air head sounding)

Region L Salmon, wine, coffee Rock n roll, home of alternative and grunge Diverse people, environmentally aware, rainy weather People are coffee-a-holics no major dialect

Region A: GULF Eat grits, fired chicken, and gumbo Listen jazz and blues music Most are Catholic or Baptist Known to be friendly and live a slow paced family centered life Areas has swamps, hurricanes, and is hot and humid Language is mainly Cajun

Region B: Middle Atlantic Famous for cheesesteaks and hotdogs Home of American Bandstand Most are Catholic, Amish, Jewish Has large cities, known to be dirty and overcast, diverse people Known to be fast talkers

Region C: North Eat wild rice and beef Listen to country and polka music Mainly Lutheran, Catholic, and Methodist Know for hard work and value on education Has lots of lakes, prairies and is cold Known for no accent

Region D: New England Fish chowder, shell fish, lobster Mostly Roman Catholic and Congregational Known for hard work and Puritan values, value privacy and individualism Cold, harsh winters, coastal cool summers Use words like pop, ice box and have an accent that uses EH sound for the letter R

Region E: Northeast Maple syrup, baked beans grinder sandwiches Protestant and Catholic Hard workers and conservatives Rural areas (not many cities) environmentally aware

Region F: Deep South Ham and biscuits, peanuts, crab cakes Bluegrass music Baptist and Protestant Known for their manners and hospitality to others, traditional and honorable Beaches and mountains, four seasons Has a drawl dialect

Region G: Country South Sweet tea, beans, pork, chicken Bluegrass and country music Baptist Manners, slow paced lifestyle, family emphasis Untapped resources in this area; mountains Accents with a drawl and known to be slow talkers

Region H: Midwest Steak, potatoes, corn Jewish and Protestants Amish and German background Known to be wholesome people Dumping ground for East Coast trash, lakes, flat land No accent

Region I: Southwest Mexican food, BBQ, blue corn, steak Country music, polka, Tejano Baptist and Catholic Family first, frontier and rugged people Wide open spaces, pride over the land, oil Spanglish

Region J: West Beef, lamb, potatoes Country, rock n roll Mormon, Catholic, Protestant Conservative, outdoor people Untapped resources, water, mountains No accent

Region K: Pacific Chinese, Mexican Many choose no religion (secular) Diverse mix of ethnicities Known to be laid back Dialect of valley talk (air head sounding)

Region L: Northwest Salmon, wine, coffee Rock n roll, home of alternative and grunge Diverse people, environmentally aware, rainy weather People are coffee-a-holics no major dialect