Wilbur Zelinsky Perceptual
Region Game
Regions: Copy the following
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Northeast
New England
Middle Atlantic
Country South (Center South)
Deep South (Coastal South)
North
Midwest
Southwest
Use the Perceptual Map
West
in your book!
Northwest
Pacific
Gulf
Region A
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Beef, lamb, potatoes
Country, rock n roll
Mormon, Catholic, Protestant
Conservative, outdoor people
Untapped resources, water, mountains
No accent
Region K
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Maple syrup, baked beans grinder sandwiches
Protestant and Catholic
Hard workers and conservatives
Rural areas (not many cities) environmentally aware
Region F: Deep South
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Beef, lamb, potatoes
Country, rock n roll
Mormon, Catholic, Protestant
Conservative, outdoor people
Untapped resources, water, mountains
No accent
Region K: Pacific
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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
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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