US population structure

Cities

There are some large urban agglomerations such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Miami, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh etc.

It is believed that the northeastern US forms the largest urban concentration in the world ("megalopolis") which is called Boswash (between Boston and Washington) and has over 40 million locks

The US is a presidential republic, a federal state of 50 small states

Los Angeles

New York

Washington

Pittsburgh

The United States economy is very developed, being the first economic, political and financial power of the contemporary world. It is very diverse and modern, although it has an adversary on Japan

Natural Resources:

                - hydrocarbon resources (oil, natural gas) have diminished due to their long exploitation

               - coal, iron ore and non-ferrous ores are still very large and allow for long-term exploitation

      Under these conditions, the US has to buy certain imported raw materials (oil, some ores, natural rubber)

Natural resources and the economy

Industrial activities:

            - At the end of the last century, the basic activities were the exploitation and processing of oil and coal, the production of steel and railway equipment, and the processing of cotton

             - At the beginning of our century, the automobile industry, the chemical industry, the electricity production developed, so that the whole of the American industry represents 1/3 of the total world industry

            - Currently, the US share has dropped to 1/6, but it holds the main place in a series of top branches (computer equipment, microprocessors)

     The US is the world's second largest oil producer, the first producer and consumer of natural gas, the second largest producer of coal, and also the world's first aluminum and aerospace and aerospace producer

Shipments

The United Statue of America focuses on the world's most diversified, expanded and modern transport network, as follows:

            - railway (1/2 of the world rail network)

            -maritime commercial fleet (8th place in the world)

            -air transport (1/2 of the world's air network)

Of the top 20 airports in the world, 14 are American (Chicago, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, etc.)

Tourism

Tourism is highly developed and is an important concern for Americans

As the number of tourists is exceeded only by France and Spain

The main tourist attractions are:

            -Monuments of Nature (Yellowstone)

            -Guest Canyon (Grand Canyon)

            -cascade (Niagara, Yosemite)

            -Monumental Modern Times (New York-Statue of Liberty, Washington-White House)