1. Section 2 – A Nation of Cities
Titan Blaster:
What large city have you visited in the past few years?
What was the attraction for you to go to that city?

2. Urbanization
Service industries have taken over as the most common jobs in the United States. Jobs in fields like health care, education, entertainment, banking and sports are service jobs.
By the 1890’s, many small towns were almost abandoned by people who moved to big cities.
The growth of cities occurs when
the city has available transportation,
job opportunities, and things that
people want and need.

3. Metropolitan Areas The USA has more than 250 metropolitan areas.
A metropolitan area includes a major city and its suburbs.
The Jackson metropolitan area includes
10,000 to 25,000
Brandon
Canton
Clinton
Madison
Pearl
Ridgeland
1,000 to 10,000
Byram
Crystal Springs
Edwards
Flora
Florence
Flowood
Hazlehurst
Magee
Mendenhall
Pelahatchie
Raymond
Richland
Wesson
<1,000
Beauregard
Bolton
Braxton
D'Lo
Georgetown
Learned
Puckett
Terry
Utica

4. Transportation Affects Patterns of Settlement
In the beginnings of our nation, cities served as a place where trading with Europe took place. Sailing ships were fastest.
Major cities included Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.

5. The Erie Canal
A system of canals were built in the 1800s. The governor of New York proposed a plan to build the Erie Canal. It was 363 miles long.
This connected the Great Lakes to New York City.
Thanks to the new trade routes opened by the canal, new major cities emerged – Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo.

6. Railroads and Automobiles
The first successful railroads were built in the 1830s.
By 1840, there were over 1,000 miles of tracks.
The railroad hubs grew in size. Chicago and New York City were the early hubs.

7. Railroads and Automobiles

8. Railroads and Automobiles
Since the invention of automobiles made anywhere possible to visit, more than 8,000,000 new cars were produced in the USA in each year of the 1950s.
Suburbs grew thanks to cars and the ability of driving to work.

9. The Impact of Migration on the Nation
All the advances in transportation allowed people the freedom to live where they wanted, not where they had to live.
This allowed Southern cities to grow thanks to mild winters and less people than the Northeast.
New industries attract people to the Gulf Coast.

10. The Impact of Migration on the Nation
All the advances in transportation allowed people the freedom to live where they wanted, not where they had to live.
This allowed Southern cities to grow thanks to mild winters and less people than the Northeast.
New industries attract people to the Gulf Coast.

11. The towboat is approaching the bridge with barges loaded with coal.
TUGBOAT Do not try this at home.  Remember, this is a professional captain.
The towboat is approaching the bridge with barges loaded with coal.

12. This frame gives you an idea of how fast the river is running
This frame gives you an idea of how fast the river is running.  Obviously at or near flood stage

13. The bridge didn't open and the boat can't stop
The bridge didn't open and the boat can't stop.  Notice that the tug has released the barges. He is backing as hard as possible to try and avoid a collision with the bridge.

14. Can't back down enough against the current.

15. The current has swung the boat around sideways.

16. About right now, the cook thinks maybe something isn't quite right.

20. The wheelhouse door and the door in the second deck are now open
The wheelhouse door and the door in the second deck are now open. Look close at the bottom righthand side of the picture and you will see that the bridge guardrail is underwater.

21. Look at the smoke coming from the exhausts.  This thing is running!

22. The boat is upright and back under power. Just another day on the river.

23. Cities and Towns 80% of Americans live in metropolitan areas
20 % live in small towns and communities
Geographers often talk about the nation’s urban places in terms or hierarchy or rank according to their function.
Large cities are called metropolises
Their hinterlands, or areas that they influence, are large.
Metropolis – largest city in a region
City – offers special goods and services
Large Town – visited weekly for supplies
Village – visited daily for supplies
Farm – much distance between homes/farms

24. Interconnections Primary economic activity - harvesting
Secondary economic activity - canning
Interconnections
Quaternary economic activity - managing
Tertiary economic activity - transporting