The U.S. is generally broken up into four geographical regions - the Northeast, the South, the West and the Midwest. That last region could end up shrinking if some folks in Minnesota get their way.

By looking at Greater Minnesota as six distinct regions, a more nuanced picture of geography, industry, wealth and people and emerges. From cities that border the Twin Cities metro to the regional ...

Geographic differences exist within Minnesota, with higher cancer rates ... cancer incidence in the Southwest and Northwest regions of the state than in the Metro region (42% and 44% higher ...

On one side, Canada. On the other, the U.S. But this lonely spot is also the gateway to an American geographic oddity: Minnesota's Northwest Angle, where one resident said, "Most people up here ...