Us Geography
Presentation’s Plan:
• The following presentation we will take the USA as its subject that’s to say, that we are going to study:
• The major states
• The Geographical aspect
• The agricultural aspect
The agricultural aspect
•WASHINGTON’S HIGHEST DOLLAR CROP
IS APPLES. THIS STATE PRODUCES 57%
OF ALL THE APPLES IN THE NATION AT A
FARMGATE VALUE OF 1,75 BILLION DOLLAR.
•MILK IS THE SECOND MOST VALUABLE
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY, FOLLOWED
BY WHEAT , POTATOES AND CATTLE AND
CALVES.
•WASHINGTON ALSO PRODUCES OYSTERS,
MUSSELS, CLAMS, GEODUCKS, AND TROUT
Washington
SUNFLOWERS RANKS FOURTH IN THE
NATION.
•COLORADO PRODUCES MORE THAN
100 MILLION POUNDS OF PINTO BEANS
EACH YEAR
•COLORADO’S LEADING VEGETABLE
CROPS ARE POTATOES, CABBAGE,
AND ONIONS.
Colorado
•FLORIDA PRODUCES 70% OF THE
ANNUAL US PRODUCTION OF CITRUS
•ABOUT 95% OF COMMERCIAL ORANGE
PRODUCTION IN THE STATE IS
DESTINED FOR PROCESSING, MOSTLY
AS ORANGE JUICE.
•FLORIDA IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED
IN THE TOP 12STATES IN FRESH
SEAFOOD PRODUCTION.
Florida
•TEXAS TOP Texas
CROPS:
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY
PRODUCTS AND VEGETABLES
…
•AGRICULTURAL IS THE
SECOND LARGEST ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY IN THE STATE.
Industrial aspect
California
• Leading industries include agriculture, manufacturing (transportation equipment, machinery, and electronic equipment), biotechnology, aerospace-defense, and tourism.
Principal natural resources include timber, petroleum, cement, and
New York
• The state ranks seventh in the nation in manufacturing, with
586,400 employees in 2005. The principal industries are printing and publishing, industrial machinery and equipment, electronic equipment, and instruments. The convention and
Virginia
• The most valuable services industry is community, business and personal services, which produces income through private health care, hotels and motels, computer programming and engineering companies and
• The following presentation we will take the USA as its subject that’s to say, that we are going to study:
• The major states
• The Geographical aspect
• The agricultural aspect
The agricultural aspect
•WASHINGTON’S HIGHEST DOLLAR CROP
IS APPLES. THIS STATE PRODUCES 57%
OF ALL THE APPLES IN THE NATION AT A
FARMGATE VALUE OF 1,75 BILLION DOLLAR.
•MILK IS THE SECOND MOST VALUABLE
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY, FOLLOWED
BY WHEAT , POTATOES AND CATTLE AND
CALVES.
•WASHINGTON ALSO PRODUCES OYSTERS,
MUSSELS, CLAMS, GEODUCKS, AND TROUT
Washington
SUNFLOWERS RANKS FOURTH IN THE
NATION.
•COLORADO PRODUCES MORE THAN
100 MILLION POUNDS OF PINTO BEANS
EACH YEAR
•COLORADO’S LEADING VEGETABLE
CROPS ARE POTATOES, CABBAGE,
AND ONIONS.
Colorado
•FLORIDA PRODUCES 70% OF THE
ANNUAL US PRODUCTION OF CITRUS
•ABOUT 95% OF COMMERCIAL ORANGE
PRODUCTION IN THE STATE IS
DESTINED FOR PROCESSING, MOSTLY
AS ORANGE JUICE.
•FLORIDA IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED
IN THE TOP 12STATES IN FRESH
SEAFOOD PRODUCTION.
Florida
•TEXAS TOP Texas
CROPS:
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY
PRODUCTS AND VEGETABLES
…
•AGRICULTURAL IS THE
SECOND LARGEST ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY IN THE STATE.
Industrial aspect
California
• Leading industries include agriculture, manufacturing (transportation equipment, machinery, and electronic equipment), biotechnology, aerospace-defense, and tourism.
Principal natural resources include timber, petroleum, cement, and
New York
• The state ranks seventh in the nation in manufacturing, with
586,400 employees in 2005. The principal industries are printing and publishing, industrial machinery and equipment, electronic equipment, and instruments. The convention and
Virginia
• The most valuable services industry is community, business and personal services, which produces income through private health care, hotels and motels, computer programming and engineering companies and