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“The Bible Belt” is a term applied to which region of the United States?
  1. The Northeast
  2. The Deep South
  3. The Midwest
  4. The Southwest
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Answer: B - “The Bible Belt” refers predominantly to the Deep Southern states, which include North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia are part of the Bible Belt, as well. The name describes the large proportion of conservative evangelical Protestant Christians (mostly Baptists) and the exceptional degree to which faith influences politics and social customs in the region.
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