Crevecoeur is a writer often regarded as an important figure who took part in constructing a national identity. For him one of the main contribution of European peoples is the propelling force that they represent.
The 38th parallel in Korea and the 17th parallel in Vietnam were used to mark political divisions established between c<span>ommunist and noncommunist territories.</span>
<span> In the past,
people thought of the land between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
as the "middle" of the West. That is why this region is called the
Middle West. The major landform is the Interior Plains which are made up
of two parts. To the east are the Central Plains. To the west are the
Great Plains. The Central Plains are not much higher than sea level in
some places. On the western edge of the Great Plains the land is higher
than 3,000 feet above sea level. Four of the Great Lakes are in the
Middle West. They are Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie.
Together with Lake Ontario, all five form the largest body of fresh
water in the world. </span>
