Transcript Belts of the United States

Rust Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Rust
Belt image.
• Shade the grey Rust Belt with the RED
pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Rust Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on
the page above.
• Rust Belt goes to Wheat Belt
Rust Belt
• Population growth
– Mainly occurred during 1940s-1950s
– Many immigrant communities have settled here
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Known as Manufacturing Belt
Heavy industry and manufacturing (steel)
Automobile industry
Emerging technology and engineering jobs
Wheat (Grain) Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Wheat
Belt image.
• Shade the grey Wheat Belt with the
BROWN pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Wheat Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on
the page above.
• Wheat Belt goes to Corn Belt
Grain Belt
(Wheat)
• Produces most of the world’s grain and
soybeans
• Breadbasket
• Agribusiness (not small farmers)
Corn Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Corn
Belt image.
• Shade the grey Corn Belt with the GREEN
pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Corn Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on
the page above.
• Corn Belt goes to Sun Belt
Corn Belt
• Corn is main cash crop
• 50% of all corn in USA grown here
• Agribusiness – large scale and mechanized
farming
Sun Belt
• Flip to the map which looks like the Sun
Belt image.
• Shade the grey Sun Belt with the
ORANGE pencil.
• Copy the notes on the Orange Belt flap
• Draw a picture to remind you of the belt on
the page above.
• Sun Belt goes to Rust Belt
Sun Belt
• Population Growth
– Immigrants
– Aging Baby Boomers
• Air conditioning makes life easier
• New location of manufacturing in USA
• Citrus fruit growth
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