Question

The southern states stretching from southern California to the Carolinas are known as the ____.

Answer 1

"Sunbelt" goes in the blank.

Answer 2

Sunbelt is the correct answer

Step-by-step explanation:

It is the region of the united states which stretches from Florida to California. It includes the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California. During world war two, the population of sunbelt grew in the cities of sunbelt states and many of the cities have been economically, socially and politically important. The term was coined by Kevin Phillips to describe the region from Florida to California. It also included aerospace, oil and military industries. The term was mostly used in the 1970 s.