The northeast is known as our manufacturing and trade center and contains some of the world’s most famous megalopolis’ such as New York City, and Washington D.C. The northeast has relatively few natural resources and it’s only resource of minerals is in Pennsylvania.
Since Colonial times the people have used the northeast’s location to their advantage. It’s placement next to the ocean and rivers helped in factories when industrialists needed to power machines, which came to the invention of water wheels. Most factories were built at waterfalls near rivers to help power the water wheels. These factories produced goods that were sold all over the U.S and exported to places all over the world. The jagged shoreline of the northeast provided many excellent harbors for merchant ships sailing back to Europe. The rivers also served as highway routes, railroad routes and trade routes. The northeast has been a main center of commerce and fishing in the U.S. The northeast is a huge factor of our trade routes within our country and with other countries around the world enabling us to have exotic items come into our nation for a diverse experience.
The south is known for their manufacturing facilities. The south can also be famous for it’s warm wet climate and the hot sticky humidity of the air. The rich soils are used for agriculture which helped with the large plantations of farming. Farming in the south was, and still is, very important to the south’s economy. Huge income in the south came from the oil discovered in east Texas in 1901. Just like the northeast, the south’s location was a huge advantage. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, having Gulf Coast access was huge for trade. The south’s location and