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USA 10 Megacities

1 new york (new york)

New york is one of the world's megacities, the largest city and seaport in the United States, and the largest financial, trade and cultural center in the United States. Located at the Hudson estuary on the northeast coast of the United States.

New york is home to large American companies, including large banks, insurance companies and law firms. Most large enterprises in the world have offices in new york. The United Nations headquarters is also in new york. New york Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and American Stock Exchange concentrate more than 80% of the securities transactions in China. As the economic center and commodity circulation center of the United States, new york ranks first in the country in terms of commodity listing. The total value of foreign trade in Greater new york accounts for about 40% of the country, and the coastal trade volume ranks first in the country.

New york is also the third largest industrial center in the United States after Chicago and Los Angeles. It is the world's clothing center, accounting for one-sixth of the country's printing capacity, and one-third of its publications and cosmetics rank first in the country; Machine building, petroleum processing and food processing also occupy an important position.

New york is the most developed area in the United States. Most rivers in this city lead to the Atlantic Ocean. The port is huge in scale, well-equipped, wide and deep, with small tidal range, and it is not frozen all year round. The freight volume ranks second in the United States (second only to New Orleans), one

Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is the second largest city and an important seaport in the United States. Located in southwest California, on the Los Angeles River.

Los Angeles is the largest industrial and commercial city in the western United States, with developed petroleum processing, aerospace, chemistry and machinery industries, especially aircraft manufacturing. Lockheed and Douglas, the three major American aircraft manufacturing companies, are located in this city. Light industry is dominated by clothing, food and printing. Canned food, women's wear and sportswear are world-famous.

Among the ports along the Pacific coast, the throughput of ocean-going freighters in Los Angeles ranks first.

Los Angeles is also a tourist center in the western United States. Disney and Hollywood are world famous.

Chicago (Chicago)

Chicago is the third largest city and the largest manufacturing center in the United States. It is located on the southwest bank of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Chicago River. It is located in the center of the eastern industrial area and the western agricultural and pastoral area of the United States. It is the most important aviation center and the largest railway hub in the United States and an important lake port in the Great Lakes. Within 500 kilometers of Fiona Fang, 20% of the population of the United States is concentrated.

Chicago's industrial composition is dominated by heavy industry, and light industry is also very developed. It is the largest steel and meat processing industrial base in China. Transportation machinery, petroleum processing, electrical machinery, printing, etc. It also occupies a leading position.

Chicago is one of the important commercial and financial centers in the United States, and its wholesale and retail industries are among the best in China, making it the largest grain and livestock market in China.

Houston)-Oil City

Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, the largest city in the south, a world-famous emerging petrochemical city, and the third largest port in the United States after New Orleans and new york. Located in southeastern Texas, 80 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico.

Houston has the title of "oil capital of the world". It is the largest oil refining center in the United States, and most petrochemical products such as ethylene and synthetic rubber in the United States are produced here. In addition, it is also a railway hub and airport in the southwestern United States. As an artificial port, Houston Port is the largest oil and wheat export port in China. Import and export trade ranks second in the country.

Houston is also an important financial center in the United States, and its commercial wholesale and retail ranks first among southern cities.

Houston is the space center of the United States, and NASA also has a space center here.

Philadelphia (Philadelphia)

Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States, officially translated as "Delfia of Philadelphia", located at the mouth of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania in the northeast of the United States.

Philadelphia is a historic city in the United States and one of the major economic, transportation and cultural centers in the United States. Philadelphia, with a developed heavy chemical industry, is the main oil refining center and steel and shipbuilding base on the east coast of the United States. Textile, motor, rolling stock, chemical industry and other industries are also very developed. Philadelphia is an important financial center in the eastern United States, where the first American bank and stock exchange were born.

Philadelphia is one of the largest freshwater ports in the world, with a free trade area of about 29 hectares. Philadelphia is also an important railway hub in the United States.

6 Detroit)-Motor City

Detroit is a big city in the northern United States and the second largest industrial city in the Great Lakes region after Chicago. It is known as the "automobile city". Located in the southeast of Michigan, between Lake St. crell and Lake Erie, it is an important port in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

Relying on the favorable conditions of nearby iron ore and steel plants, Detroit has gradually formed a huge automobile industry. As the "automobile capital of the United States", automobile production accounts for a quarter of the country. There are headquarters and affiliated enterprises of four major American automobile manufacturing companies: Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and Americana. There are many research institutions and universities related to automobile manufacturing in Detroit, which is the largest automobile industry center in the world. In addition, Detroit's steel, aircraft, machine building, chemicals, hardware, medicine and other industries are also very developed.

7 San Francisco.

San Francisco is transliterated as "San Francisco", or "San Francisco", located in the northwest of California, the midpoint of the west coast of the United States. It is the financial center of the western United States, the second largest port on the Pacific coast after Los Angeles, and the most densely populated city in the western United States. The economy of San Francisco is dominated by services, commerce and finance, and the San Francisco Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, is a world-famous high-tech industrial center.

San Francisco's industry is relatively developed, mainly including aircraft, rocket parts, metal processing, shipbuilding, instrumentation, electronic equipment, food, petroleum processing, chemistry, printing and other departments. San Francisco is one of the destinations of the American transcontinental railway. San Francisco Port has superior natural conditions, wide inside and narrow mouth, small water depth and tidal range, and excellent port facilities. It is an important base for American trade with the Far East, and is called the "West Coast Gateway". Mainly exporting petroleum products, food and metal products, and importing crude oil, coffee, tea, wool and rubber.

Boston no.8

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, a big city on the northeast coast of the United States and one of the oldest seaports. Boston Port is excellent. The port is closer to Europe than other cities on the east coast of the United States. The long-term maritime trade between Europe and the United States has promoted the development of Boston City.

Boston's economy is dominated by banking, insurance, investment management, commerce and finance. Boston has developed industries, mainly computers, electronic equipment, shipbuilding, plastics, chemistry and so on. Traditional industries such as textile, leather, shoemaking, clothing, food, printing and publishing still occupy an important position. It is a wholesale and retail center in New England and an important wool trading market in China.

Boston has world-famous universities, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Pittsburgh)-the steel capital of the United States

Pittsburgh is the steel center of the United States and an important inland river freight center, located in the western part of Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. There are high-quality media websites near Pittsburgh. The cheap iron ore imported to Superior through the Great Lakes and inland rivers gives it the advantage of developing the steel industry, and its steel output accounts for about half of the national steel output.

The city is also the largest manufacturing center of aluminum, steel plates, steel-making equipment, window glass, air brakes and safety equipment in the world. Pittsburgh is also the headquarters of many big American industrial companies, such as American Steel Company, Gulf Oil Company, Rockwell International Company and Westinghouse Company. ? 0? seven

10 Atlanta

Atlanta is the largest city in the southeastern United States and the capital of Georgia, located in the northwest of the state. It is the commercial, transportation and industrial center of the southeastern United States. The traditional cotton textile industry and food industry still occupy an important position. The former is famous for its proximity to cotton producing areas, while the latter is famous as the headquarters of Coca-Cola. Heavy industry includes aircraft, automobile manufacturing, machinery, steel, chemical industry and so on. The aviation industry is developing rapidly, and the headquarters of Lockheed Aircraft Company is in this city.

Atlanta is an important transportation hub in the United States. Six interstate highways pass through the city, and seven railways meet here. Loop length100km. It is also an important international air cargo terminal. As one of the major conference centers in the United States, Atlanta has the largest conference facilities in China. The 26th World Olympic Games was held in Atlanta.