Defining keywords: A coastline is a coastal area, which provides an interface (space contacts, exchanges) between a continental hinterland and a foreland ocean connected by dense and varied communications. This is an area of production and trade activities which led to a phenomenon of coastal development. The Atlantic coast of North America stretches over 4000 km from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the north to the Yucatan Peninsula in the South, via the eastern seaboard of the United States (Megalopolis) and the Gulf of Mexico. The Great Lakes which are a part of the "Atlantic system" through the St. Lawrence River are included in this space. The Atlantic coastline combines the three NAFTA countries (Association of North American Free Trade). Importance of the study area: The Atlantic coast is home to 220 million people. It is a major production area (two thirds of North American GDP), command area(the Megalopolis includes many MNF headquarters, the Federal Government of the United States, major universities, major international organizations) and exchange area (21 of 25 largest U.S. ports). This area is a Mecca of globalization. What is the weight of the Atlantic coast of North America, and may we explain the organization of this regional space?
[...] Trade and capital flows continue to reflect the dominance of the United States on the Latin American region. Control of the Panama Canal is also a strategic issue for the United States. The facade also provides the United States a window on the Middle East and its oilfields. - Former transatlantic and massive flows: Europe is dependent on the United States for an expansion zone and exchange. For them, it is a settlement area of multinational customers (consumer market and quality of labor). [...]
[...] Canada's heart lies on the axis of the St. Lawrence. A string of big cities are ticking along this axis which is called "Main Street America" (the main street). Toronto, with 5.5 million inhabitants, is a global city, and a major financial center, Montreal, with 3.2 million inhabitants is a major industrial center, and New York owes much of its power to the building of the Erie Canal in 1825, which connects the Great Lakes and the Hudson, putting the city at the mouth of a vast hinterland Doors which have rich ocean hinterlands: The front door has 4 large oceans in relation to abundant resources: 1.Quebec City, the gateway to the St. [...]
[...] The Northeast is the second major interface of North America through its ports, but also by the door of Sain Laurent. B. Changing the old south Between Norfolk and Florida, the coast is less developed and less populated than the North. It survives on tourism. The major axis of development of this area is the "Metrolina", a line of industrial cities from Richmond to Atlanta. The Old South is marked by its past on cotton and racial segregation. This space has now become attractive, and it has benefited from the relocation of certain activities of the Northeast and foreign investment. [...]
[...] The Atlantic Megalopolis is a large urban area that extends along the Atlantic, more than 800 km north of Boston to Washington in the South, via New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. It is a gigantic conurbation (continuous mass concentration whose suburban agglomerations join) which has nearly 45 million people or 16% of the population of the United States. The Megalopolis combines all the elements of power The U.S. and the global super center. Beyond the production function, the high concentration of economic (awards, IMF headquarters of large companies . political and military NATO, White House, Congress, Pentagon . scientific and cultural (museums, publishing houses, universities, research laboratories . [...]
[...] Washington million of inhabitants Federal Capital (White House, Congress) and head of the Pentagon, the IMF and World Bank. The cities of the megalopolis have relations (airports, major ports, tele- communications) with other global cities and metropolitan archipelagos which belong to the other parts of the world. II. Factors leading to the rise of the Atlantic A. A historic building (the entrance of Europeans) 1. The East Coast of the United States, from Boston to Georgia, was the preferred place of arrival of European settlers who developed an urban society, and built the 17th century shopping network. [...]
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