THE USA MAIN INDUSTRIAL CENTERS

The USA is a highly developed industrial country and its agri­culture is highly mechanized.

Manufacturing industry is the largest sector in the country's economy. There are four main industrial-regions:

1) The Industrial Belt, stretching from the North Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River is the oldest industrial region. Ha­ving lost its domineering position it remains the core of the US industrial potential. The main industrialcenters are: New York (New- York) - the nation's largest city and port, a national leader in business, finance, manufacturing, communications, service industry, fashion and the arts. Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) - shipbuilding, machinery manufac­ture, chemicals, textiles, pet­roleum refining. Boston (Massachusetts) - leading port, electronics. Chicago (Illinois) – railroad and airtraffic center, machinery manufacture, meat packing, electronics. Detroit (Michigan) – automobile manufacture. Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) - steel, glass, machinery manufac­ture, electronic equipment. Cleveland (Ohio) - an important iron and steel producer.

2) The South-eastern region (from Virginia in the North to Flo­rida in the South). The main industrial centers are: Atlanta (Georgia) - tourism, service industry, shipbuilding; St. Petersburg (Florida) - tourism, electronics.

3) The South-western region (from the Mississippi to.California). The main industrial centers are: Dallas (Texas) — financial and commercial center of the Southwest; electronics, aerospace industry; Houston (Texas) - largest city in the South; oil refinery, electronics, synthetics, machinery; New Orleans (Louisiana) — shipbuilding, oil equipment, tourism.

4) The Pacific coast region - aerospace industry, shipbuilding, electronics, commercial fishing. The main industrial centers are: Los Angeles (California), San Francisco (California), Seattle (Washington). Not far from Los Angeles is Hollywood, the center of the US film business.

Outside of these four regions.the following industrial centers are situated in the central part of the country and mountain state - Kansas City (Missouri, Kansas), Denver (Colorado), Salt Lake City (Utah), Des Moines (Iowa).

4. Read and learn the words underlined by heart.

1). Cleveland (Ohio)is an important iron and steel producer of…2). Los Angeles (California) is the main shipbuilding center of…3). Houston (Texas) is a financial and commercial center of…4).Detroit (Michigan) is the largest center of automobile manufacture in... 5). New Orleans (Louisiana) is an important oil equipment producer in…

5. Give English equivalents to:

высокомеханизированное сельское хозяйство; господствующее положение; промышленный центр; юго-восточный район; юго-западный район; промышленный пояс; Тихоокеанское побе­режье; нефтеперегонное оборудование машиностроение.

6. Answer the following questions:

1). What is the largest sector in the country's economy?

2). Where is the Industrial Belt?

3). What region remains the core of the US Industrial potential?

4). What is the nation's largest city?

5). What do you know about Chicago?

6). What are the main industrial centers of the South-east region?

7). What industries are developed in Atlanta (Georgia)?

8).What is Dallas (Texas) famous for?

9). What are the main industrial centers of the Pacific coast region?

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