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MidÂ·west. A region of the north-central United States around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley. It is generally considered to include Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. The area is known for its rich farmlands and highly industrialized centers.
I think this is bulls**t. The Midwest, to me, reaches as far west as Minnesota, and as far south as Missouri. To settle the debate, I polled 20 random coworkers about which states belonged in the club. The directions were clear: Take this blank map and shade in the states you think are Midwestern. This is not a test, and there are no wrong answers. It was definitely a test, and there were definitely wrong answers.