NORTH AMERICA MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA Area :2,18,601 sq. km., rank: 12 Capital: st. Paul Neighbours: Canada (north), Wisconsin (east), tow (south), south Dakota, north Dakota (west) MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.PAUL. ·         Most important urban area in the spring wheat and dairy belt. ·         Most populated city of USA also known as city lf falls obstructed navigation up the Mississippi. ·         Electricity is generated at st. Anthony falls on the Mississippi river. ·         DULUTH ·         Situated where st. Louis River enters Lake Superior. NEW YORK CITY   Area : 1, 27, 190 sq.km., rank: 30 Capital: a’lbany ·         Largest port in the USA in situated on the bank of Hudson River. ·         Most populated city of USA also known as ‘city of sky scrapers’. ·         Printing, publishing, metal fabrication, electrical goods, apparel industry and food processing industry are important industries.   BUFFALO ·         Situated on the top of Niagara falls, generating HEP. Pennsylvania Area: 1, 17,348 sq.  km., rank: 33, capital: Harrisburg Known for its best quality anthracite coal (carbon content >90% ) in the whole world. PITTSBURGH ·         Situated in the northern Appalachian region. ·         ‘Iron and steel’ capital of the world. ·         TITUSVILLE ·         World’s first drilling of oil started here in 1859. ·         PHILADELPHIA ·         Fall line, also called Quaker city. States along the fulf of Mexico (from west to east) Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Texas Area: 6,91,030 sq. km., rank: 2, capital: Austin It contains nearly half of the total oil resources of USA. Major sheep rearing state. Known for sculpture and salt deposits. DALLAS ·         Major Cotton market of gulf Atlantic region. ·         Consumer goods, clothing and fashion industries are located here. ·         FORTWORTH ·         CATTLE town with largest stockyard in southern USAA. ·         Famous for aircraft and aerospace ·         Fort worth and Dallas are called ‘twin cities’. ·         HOUSTON ·         Oil refinery, ship building, chemical and machinery are important industries located here. ·         Houston and Beaumont are major ports of this region from where largest tonnage is handled. ·         PORT ARTHUR ·         An important port of Texas. ·         The H.E.P stations on the nation river near lake pinion supply power to this port.largest flour ill ling centre of the USA