Interior Still Remains An Eastern Placeholder

New York City is classified under the Koppen climate classification system as Cfa, which means it's a humid subtropical climate, with more precipitation that makes the air warm during the summer. This is a similar application to the eastern part of the Interior Plains, a region that encompasses the states of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio. The interior's eastern plain contains more rain fall and humidity in comparison to the western portion's dry and arid climate. The more rainfall in the east helps produce more crops during the growing season and therefore produces a bigger carrying capacity. Although the interior plains is more made of smaller, rural towns than a megalopolis like New York City, the similarities it has with the Agricultural Core cannot be sidelined, and it's interesting to note since New York City is a part of the Manufacturing Core.

From Clinton County, NY