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The United States industrialized cities and famous universities

  1 New York (New York)

New York is one of the world's megacities, the first city and largest seaport in the United States, is the largest financial, trade and cultural center of the United States, is located in the northeastern part of the state of New York.

New York is the concentration of large companies in the United States, large banks, insurance companies, law firms. Most of the world's major corporations have offices in New York. The United Nations is also headquartered in New York. The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and the American Stock Exchange have concentrated more than 80% of the national securities trading. New York, as the economic center of the United States and the center of commodity circulation, has the highest volume of listed commodities in the country. The total value of foreign trade in the Greater New York area accounts for about 40% of the country's total, and the value of coastal trade is the first in the country.

New York industry is also very developed, is second only to Chicago, Los Angeles, the third largest industrial center in the United States. It is the world's clothing center, it occupies one-sixth of the country's printing capacity and one-third of the publications, cosmetics are the first in the country; machine manufacturing, petroleum processing and food processing also occupy an important position.

New York is the most developed region of the United States transportation industry, most of the rivers in the city are open to the Atlantic Ocean, the port is huge, well-equipped, and wide, deep, small tidal range, year-round freeze. It ranks second in the nation in cargo volume (after New Orleans).

Famous universities in New York City are Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, Yeshiva University, Barnard College, St. John's University, Pace University, Juilliard, and so on.

2 Los Angeles (Los Angeles)

Los Angeles is the second largest city and an important seaport in the United States. It is located in southwestern California, along the Los Angeles River.

Los Angeles is the first major city of commerce and industry in the western United States, petroleum processing, aerospace, chemical and mechanical industries are quite developed, the aircraft manufacturing industry is particularly prominent, the United States three major aircraft manufacturing companies in the Lockheed and Douglas companies located in the city. Light industry to clothing, food, printing. Canned food, women's clothing and sportswear production is world famous.

Los Angeles is the largest port on the Pacific coast in terms of ocean freighter traffic.

Los Angeles is also the center of tourism in the western United States, with Disney and Hollywood famous around the world.

Universities in Los Angeles include UCLA, California State University, Los Angeles, City University of Los Angeles, Marymount Lauderdale University, University of Southern California, Pacific State University, and Golden Gate University.

3 Chicago

Chicago is the third largest city in the United States and the largest manufacturing center in the United States, located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, the mouth of the Chicago River, in the center of the eastern industrial region of the United States and the western agricultural and ranching areas, is an important city in Illinois. It is the most important aviation center and the largest railroad hub in the United States, and is an important lake port in the Great Lakes region. Within 500 kilometers of Chicago, 20 percent of the nation's population is concentrated.

Chicago's industrial structure is dominated by heavy industry, light industry is also very developed, it is the country's largest steel and meat processing industry base. It is also a leader in transportation machinery, petroleum processing, electrical machinery, and printing.

Chicago is one of the important commercial and financial centers in the United States, wholesale and retail trade in the country's top, and the country's largest grain and livestock markets.

Universities located in Chicago include the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, Chicago State University, Columbia College Chicago, Roosevelt University, DeVry University, East-West University, and many more.

4 Houston (Houston)

Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, the largest city in the South, the world-famous emerging petrochemical city, is the third largest port in the United States after and New Orleans and New York. It is located in southeastern Texas, 80 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico.

Houston has the title of "world oil capital". It is the largest refining center in the United States, the United States of America's ethylene, synthetic rubber and other petrochemical products are mostly produced here. In addition, it is also the southwestern U.S. railroad hubs and airports. The Port of Houston is an artificial port and is the largest oil and wheat export port in the country. Import and export trade is the second largest in the country.

Houston is also an important financial center in the United States, with wholesale and retail commerce topping the list of cities in the South.

Houston is the center of U.S. astronautics, with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) hosting its Aerospace Center here.

Universities located in and around Houston include Sam Houston State University, Houston City College, Texas Tech University, Texas Christian University, Southern Methodist University, and many more.

5 Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the fifth-largest city in the United States, officially known as Philadelphia, and is located at the mouth of the Delaware River in the northeastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia is a historic city in the United States, and one of the major economic, transportation, and cultural centers of the United States. Philadelphia's heavy chemical industry is well developed, for the U.S. East Coast major oil refining center and steel, shipbuilding base. Textile, electrical machinery, rolling stock, chemical industry is also very developed. Philadelphia is an important financial center in the eastern region of the United States, the first U.S. bank and stock exchange was born here.

Philadelphia is one of the world's largest freshwater ports, and has a free trade zone of about 29 hectares. Philadelphia is also a nationally important railroad hub.

Some of the famous universities located in Philadelphia are the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia University, Drexel University, Temple University, Lasell University and many more.

6 Detroit (Detroit)

Detroit is a large city in the northern part of the United States, is the second largest industrial city in the Great Lakes region after Chicago, known as "Motor City". It is located in southeastern Michigan, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, and is an important port in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

Detroit relies on the favorable conditions of nearby iron ore and steel mills, and gradually formed a huge automotive industry, as the "capital of the United States automobile", automobile production accounted for a quarter of the country. In the city, there are the headquarters of the four largest U.S. automobile manufacturing companies, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and America, and their affiliated companies. Detroit has many research institutes and universities related to automobile manufacturing, thus becoming the world's largest automobile industry center. In addition, Detroit's steel, aircraft, machinery manufacturing, chemical, hardware, pharmaceutical and other industries are also very developed

Located in the city of Detroit and its nearby universities are the University of Michigan, the University of Detroit, Wayne State University, Michigan State University, etc.

Detroit is one of the largest cities in the United States.

7 San Francisco

San Francisco, also known as San Francisco, is located in the northwestern part of California, at the midpoint of the west coast of the United States. It is the financial center of the western United States and the second largest port on the Pacific coast after Los Angeles, is the most densely populated city in the western United States. San Francisco's economy is dominated by services, commerce and finance, and the San Francisco Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, is a world-renowned center for high-tech industries.

San Francisco's industries are relatively well developed, mainly in the sectors of airplanes, rocket parts, metal fabrication, shipbuilding, instrumentation, electronic equipment, food, petroleum processing, chemicals, and printing. San Francisco is one of the termini of the Transcontinental Railroad. San Francisco harbor natural conditions are superior, wide and narrow, deep water, small tidal range, excellent port facilities, for the United States of America to the Far East an important base for trade, known as the "West Coast Gateway? West Coast Gateway? It is known as the Gateway to the West Coast. The main exports of petroleum products, food, metal products, etc., imports of crude oil, coffee, tea, wool, rubber and so on.

Universities in San Francisco include the University of California, San Francisco, University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, University of the Arts San Francisco, and many others.

8 Boston (Boston)

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, the northeast coast of the United States of America's major cities and one of the oldest seaports. Boston harbor is excellent, the port is closer to Europe than other cities on the east coast of the United States, Europe and the United States of America, the long-term maritime trade between the promotion of the development of the city of Boston.

Boston's economy is dominated by banking, insurance, investment management, commerce and finance. Boston industry is well developed, mainly electronic computers, electronic equipment, shipbuilding, plastics, chemistry. Traditional industries such as textiles, leather, shoe-making, clothing, food, printing and publishing still occupy an important position. It is the wholesale and retail center of New England, and is also a nationally important market for the wool trade.

Boston is home to world-renowned institutions such as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts Boston, Emerson College, Bentley College, Suffolk University, Tufts University, Wellesley College, and others.

9 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is the steel center of the United States and an important river freight center, located in the western part of the eastern United States in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh near the high-quality large media land, through the Great Lakes and inland waterways cheap iron ore into the Superior, so that it has the development of the steel industry superior conditions, its steel production accounted for about half of the United States steel production.

The city is also the world's largest manufacturing center for aluminum, steel plate, steelmaking equipment, window glass, air brakes, and safety equipment. Pittsburgh is also home to the headquarters of many major U.S. industrial companies, notably U.S. Steel, Gulf Oil, Rockwell International, Westinghouse, and others.?

Famous universities in Pittsburgh are Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

10 Atlanta

Atlanta is the largest city in the southeastern United States and the capital of Georgia, located in the northwestern part of the state. It is the center of commerce, transportation and industry in the southeastern United States. The traditional cotton textile and food industries are still important, the former because of its proximity to the cotton production area, the latter because it is the headquarters of Coca-Cola and world-famous. Heavy industries include airplanes, automobile manufacturing, machinery, iron and steel, and chemicals. The aerospace industry is developing rapidly and Lockheed Aircraft is headquartered in the city.

Atlanta is an important transportation hub in the United States, six interstate highways through the city, seven railroads converge here, the Beltway is 100 kilometers long, it is also an important international air cargo terminal. As one of the major convention centers in the United States, Atlanta has the largest convention facilities in the country, and the 26th World Olympic Games were held in Atlanta in 1996.

Some of the famous universities near Atlanta are University of Georgia, Georgia State University.