1. Northeast Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals oldest manufacturing area Business & trade Service industries Tourism Port cities Boston, Baltimore, Phila, NY City New York City is the financial, fashion, communications & entertainment capital

2. South Tourism Tourist attractions are Miami, Nashville, Myrtle beach, Dallas, Atlanta, Key West and Orlando Service industries Textiles, electrical equipment, computers Oil and oil products agriculture

3. MID WEST Rich soil Grow corn, soybean, wheat known as America’s breadbasket Minerals -Iron ore, coal, lead & zinc Navigable rivers-Mississippi, Ohio, Major cities are Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Major Diary farms and makers of cheese Cleveland and Detroit started steel and auto industries

4. Interior West Tourism/service industry-Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Albuquerque Mining & ranching- raise cattle & sheep Information technology important today. Dry area but irrigation allows few crops Gold & silver are mined Large national parks- Yellowstone & Grand Canyon

5. PACIFIC Fruits-such as pineapples in Hawaii Sugarcane and coffee Vegetables computer software Airplanes Lumbering & mining Los Angeles is movie capital!