Answer: C. Step 1, Defining Performance,
Explanation:
Professor Simmons is describing the first step of the Effective Performance Management System known as DEFINING PERFORMANCE. This is where the goals of the project are penned down so to speak as well as the method of attaining said goals.
This step is immensely important as it sets the stage of the whole project and acts as the foundation on which the project will be built.
Northeast - Described as a liberal bubble, high levels of education and taxation, gets bitterly cold, highly diverse, significant levels of income inequality, best schools and hospitals
Landmarks: Plymouth Rock, Harvard University, Statue of Liberty
Midwest - some parts wheat belt, farming, big areas undeveloped, prairie, but others very urbanized, number of great cities w high concentration of African Americans (although not nearly as large as South), melting pot of Protestantism and Calvinism and very suspicious of authority, factories, liberal leaning with a susceptibility for populism
Landmarks: Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, Gateway Arch, Henry Ford Museum, Mount Rushmore
South - Hot, humid, lots of retired people, large populations of conservatives (with the exception of a number of large urban areas), tendency towards voter suppression tactics, welcoming and hospitable as long as you're not foreign looking, great varieties of fried food and excellent Mexican options, farming, oil, cows
Landmarks: Fort Sumter, Selma Bridge, The Alamo
West - major agriculture and livestock grazing, volatile weather/ climate (in some areas incredibly dry, with tornadoes, frequent droughts, etc; in others heaviest rainfall and snowfall in US), highly diverse and heavily influenced by elements of Asian, Latino, and Native American cultures, tech centers, varying rural and highly concentrated urban areas, Mormons, cowboy culture
Landmarks: The Golden Gate Bridge, Las Vegas Strip, The Space Needle, Old Faithful
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