Northeast, Midwest, South, and West

Define Megalopolis:

A megalopolis is a group of cities that have grown into one large, built-up area.

Define Wheat Belt:

A region that stretches across the Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas where wheat is the main agricultural product.

What happened to the South after the Civil War?

After the CIvil War, the south became the poorest region in the country and its economy lacked the industries and railroads. They also migrated to northern industries to search for factory jobs.

What is the economy of the Northeast like?

Industries, Manufacturing, Transportation Systems

Define Dairy Belt:

Located north of the Corn Belt, where summers are cooler and soils are rockier and less fertile.

Major industry:

Mining is a major industry..

Major issue:

Overuse of water has lowered the water table aquifer.

Define smog

Smog is a hazy fog caused by major pollution.

What fact(s) do you think will be on the test over this heading?

The Metropolitan area is the largest in the region,Dallas was founded in 1841 as a railroad shipping stop, Today it is the center of oil, grain, and aerospace industries, Houston and surrounding cities make up the second largest Metropolitan area in the south.

How did the Northeast region get their start?

The Northeast got its start from having good port sites and increasing in industrial growth.

How has it since recovered?

The South has attracted new industries over recent decades, since the 1960's many people have migrated back to the south.

Name 3 of the top industries and why they are important to the area.

The Textile Industry, in the Piedmont area are major producers of the minerals and energy resources. The High-tech and Aerospace Industry, foreign automobile makers built factories here and large banks are in North Carolina. The Tourism Industry, in Florida, they attract retired people from cold parts of the country and good for vacations.

Define Silicon Valley:

The country's leading center if technology, especially computer, and located south of San Francisco.

Why have new industries been attracted to the South in recent years?

The new industries take advantage of the regions lower wages, cheap land, and favorable laws and regulations.

How did access to resources help the development of Midwest cities?

The resources in the midwest helped the development in the midwest because they are all big manufacturing cities and those resources help the manufacturing get completed. Coal is the main resource.

Define arable

land suitable for growing crops

How have environmental conditions influenced past migrations and settlement patterns in the West?

This is a major farming region. Many people have moved there and spread out to gain as much land as possible for farm use.

Define metropolitan area

a central city and its surrounding suburbs

Define Corn Belt:

Stretches from Nebraska to Ohio, specializes in growing corn.

Define Textiles

Textiles are cloth products.