The favorable conditions for developing industry in the northeastern United States

The favorable conditions for industrial development in the northeastern United States are abundant resources, convenient transportation and strong industrial base.

First, abundant resources.

Mainly relying on the rich coal in the Appalachian Mountains and the rich iron ore in the western region of the Great Lakes, most traditional industries such as coal, steel, machinery, automobiles and chemicals in the United States are concentrated here.

Second, convenient transportation.

The industrial areas in the northeastern United States range from new york and Boston on the Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes region in the west, including industrial cities such as Pittsburgh, Detroit and Chicago. There are many rivers, connected by canals and railways, and convenient transportation.

Third, the industrial base is strong.

The industrial zone in the northeast of the United States is the earliest industrial zone in the United States, and the Atlantic coast in the northeast of the United States is the earliest area where European colonists landed and developed in the United States. Therefore, the industrial base will be relatively strong.

Reasons for the gradual decline of industrial areas in the northeastern United States;

The traditional industries in the United States are in decline in the face of international competition from Japan, Western Europe and some emerging developing countries, which makes some departments of basic industries and machinery manufacturing in the United States stagnate.

With the impact of the new technological revolution, the industrial areas in the northeastern United States gradually declined. Due to the decline of the traditional automobile industry, Detroit has also gradually declined, and its population has continued to decrease. Therefore, the northeastern United States is now called the "rust belt".

With the decline of industrial areas in the northeastern United States, many industries have moved to the southern and western regions of the United States. The southern coastal industrial zone of the United States is mainly located in the Gulf Coast of the southern United States, represented by Houston, and used to be dominated by agriculture. Compared with the northeastern United States, they are cheap and cheap, with sufficient labor force and less environmental pollution, and gradually rise with the development of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. This area is a new industrial production area in the United States, such as oil, aircraft, aerospace and electronics.