Appalachian region
type: Concept
narrower: West Virginia

Southeastern United States
type: Concept
narrower: West Virginia

West Virginia
type: Concept
broader: Southeastern United States
broader: Appalachian region
definition: West Virginia is not a state that can be easily pigeonholed. It is both rich in resources and a symbol of poverty, it is rural and industrial, and it is politically radical but socially conservative. [Source: Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions; West Virginia]

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: West Virginia