Need help from EVERYONE! Dividing the country geographically...ideas?

[04 Rocko Taco]

If you were going to divide the country (this one) into east and west, and needed an easy geographic divider besides the rocky mountains, or the missisippi river (think the middle of the country) what would it be?

I know this seems to serve no purpose, but it does, I promise, and if we can come up with a clear cut dividing line, it will come into play on the forum here very soon. :)

Keep those ideas coming!

[HillBilly_Young01]

im confused chris.... why do you want to know?

[Chapman88SR5]

The border of california (left), everything else on the right. Theres your divide.

[slosurfer]

The border of california (left), everything else on the right. Theres your divide.


:laugh: :spit:

[4runnerchevy]

The border of california (left), everything else on the right. Theres your divide.


And everything above monterey is north, and everything else is south. East coast guys can just get a ruler and draw horizontal a line.

[slosurfer]

North Dakot, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas is your West/East dividing line. They don't belong to either side anyways, so they can just be the "line". :flipoff:

http://www.united-states-map.com/us402112.htm

[4runnerchevy]

The black lines depict the split.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa116/4runnerchevy/us402112.gif

[slosurfer]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[4x4mike]

North Dakot, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas is your West/East dividing line. They don't belong to either side anyways, so they can just be the "line". :flipoff:

http://www.united-states-map.com/us402112.htm


Seems about right.

[troyboy162]

i submit that we do not split the country east/west but biggie/tupac...yo yo yo rip

[YotaFun]

i submit that we do not split the country east/west but biggie/tupac...yo yo yo rip


i know what is idea is guys
honestly what do you think?
I think SLO Chris has the right Idea

[04 Rocko Taco]

So far Slo is out in front, what else?

[corax]

on a matter of such great import, I think we need to add a poll. :laugh:

[gilby4runner]

N. Dakota
S. Dakota / Minnesota
Nebraska / Iowa
Kansas / Missouri
Oklahoma / Arkansas
Texas / Louisiana

** / is divide of east and west
Hope that makes sense..i am a little tired

[corax]

. . . or we could split it this way

http://www.humanevents.com/images/emails/ENPR/electoral_college.gif

[slosurfer]

N. Dakota
S. Dakota / Minnesota
Nebraska / Iowa
Kansas / Missouri
Oklahoma / Arkansas
Texas / Louisiana

** / is divide of east and west
Hope that makes sense..i am a little tired


I'll trade you Texas for Minnesota. :flipoff:

[troyboy162]

. . . or we could split it this way

http://www.humanevents.com/images/emails/ENPR/electoral_college.gif

that puts me far left...no sir, i dont like it :)

[DHC6twinotter]

Well, I always considered the breakdown sorta like this:

East: Everything east of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

West: States of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, and any state farther west.

Everything else is just central plains.

But if I had to divide it into only east and west, I would do it like this:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a256/DH6twinotter/misc/eastwestmap.gif

Almost divides the states up evenly.

[slosurfer]

Bump... because I want to know why. haha :flipoff:

[Nuthuts96]

Texas is in the way...

[mastacox]

You could split it by time zones, which would be pretty easy to do. Pacific and mountain time are one zone, and central and eastern time are the other...
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/reference/timezones4.gif

Or if you were trying to split it equally geographically, you could split it to the east and west of the -98 degree longitude line that basically splits the country in two. It's harder to decide if you're east or west of it if you're close to it though...

[slosurfer]

I like the time zone one! Everyone knows what time zone they are in, so it would be easy.

That and it gives Texas to the East. :laugh: :flipoff:

[DHC6twinotter]

Bump... because I want to know why. haha :flipoff:


I figured any states that lay within the Appalachian range or its foothills could be considered the East.This is basically the areas to the east of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Any states that lay within the Rockies or points west could be considered the West. States in between the two would be the central plains.

In my break down of just east and west, I think it really came down to the population density of each state. I consider the West to be much less populated than the East(with a few exceptions), so I just marked a border between what I thought were less densely populated states and those states that were more densely populated.

Just my $.02.

[slosurfer]

Thanks Dan. :thumbup: I actually meant that I want to know why they (UY) want us to divide East and West. :laugh:

[YotaFun]

Thanks Dan. :thumbup: I actually meant that I want to know why they (UY) want us to divide East and West. :laugh:



What time is the Pismo run each year? ;)

[slosurfer]

What time is the Pismo run each year? ;)


We usually shoot for 9:30am Pacific Time, not sure what that has to with it? :laugh: :flipoff:

[DHC6twinotter]

Thanks Dan. :thumbup: I actually meant that I want to know why they (UY) want us to divide East and West. :laugh:



Oh, haha. :laugh:

[DHC6twinotter]

N. Dakota
S. Dakota / Minnesota
Nebraska / Iowa
Kansas / Missouri
Oklahoma / Arkansas
Texas / Louisiana

** / is divide of east and west
Hope that makes sense..i am a little tired


Historically, this would be fairly accurate. The St Loius Arch was built to symbolize the "Gateway to the West" and the western expansion. Also, when Northwest Airlines was created, it received its name from the geographic location of Minneapolis. At the time of the airline's creation in 1927, Minneapolis and Minnesota were considered "the Northwest" by many people in the east.

[drguitarum2005]

speaking of texas, since thats my home state, you can't put the whole state in one or the other. in my experiences i find that EAST of the houston-dallas line has a very eastern or "deep south" culture, much like you find in louisiana and mississippi. WEST of that line (ish) you tend to find more western culture similar to NM and arizona. the houston-dallas line is the blur between the two in my opinion. if you had to split texas, that's where i'd do it.

[drguitarum2005]

I'll trade you Texas for Minnesota. :flipoff:


deal! we don't need to be classified with CA on anything! :flipoff:

[04 Rocko Taco]

I think so far the timeline idea is winning... although I might split texas (I have to trust david's judgement here...)

[YotaFun]

What time is the Pismo run each year? ;)


We usually shoot for 9:30am Pacific Time, not sure what that has to with it? :laugh: :flipoff:


Sorry i ment dates :-P

[Scuba]

wait so what is this for exactly ? :bling:

[Small_words]

I like the Mastacox line...Mtn time zone and Pacific are the West.