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© Daniel Dalet
400 km
200 mi
I. CONTRAST IN TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION
North-East (manufacturing belt), industrial and decisional coreTheSun Belt, high technologies, attractive centers, former periphery
Major cores of the Sun belt dedicated to high techsGreat Plains, agribusiness and heart of agricultureThe West and Alaska, exploited peripheries
ATLANTICOCEAN
PACIFICOCEAN
MEXICO
CANADA
HAWAÏ
ALASKA
FLORIDA
TEXAS
CALIFORNIA
GULF OF MEXICO
© Daniel Dalet
400 km
200 mi
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
MEXICO
CANADA
HAWAÏ
ALASKA
FLORIDA
TEXAS
GULF OF MEXICO
Main transportation networks, connecting the country to the main urban coreMain river networks connecting to the Northeastern range and the Saint Lawrence seaway
II. MAJOR HUBS AND NETWORKS BASES OF THE TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE
Major metropolisesMegalopolis, the heart of the American hard and soft powers
Detroit
Denver
Seattle
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Dallas
Houston
Atlanta
Miami
Boston
CALIFORNIA
WashingtonPhiladelphia
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
© Daniel Dalet
400 km
200 mi
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
MEXICO
CANADA
HAWAÏ
ALASKA
FLORIDA
TEXAS
GULF OF MEXICO
Denver
Seattle
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Dallas
Houston
Atlanta
Miami
Boston
CALIFORNIA
Washington
Main continental interfaces linked to NAFTAMain Migratory flows, the US from Eldorado to Brain DrainOil exploitation, US sel-sufficency
III. TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS INFLUENCED BY GLOBALISATION
Global cities
Main maritime seaboards and interfaces
New York
Los Angeles
PhiladelphiaDetroit
Chicago
Main street America
Mexamerica
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