Cities and regions
There are many kinds of dividing the US into regions. I chose to give you this one because I think it is the most relevant.
Here is the list of the first ten biggest cities in the Superpower:
1. New York, New York (pop 8,213,839)
2. Los Angeles, California (pop 3,794,640)
3. Chicago, Illinois (pop 2,824,584)
4. Houston, Texas (pop 2,076,189)
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (pop 1,517,628)
6. Phoenix, Arizona (pop 1,476,331)
7. San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,258,733)
8. San Diego, California (pop 1,284,347)
9. Dallas, Texas (pop 1,246,185)
10. San Jose, California (pop 921,147)
Read more:http://www.city-data.com/top1.html#ixzz34ivTTD5K
Astonishingly, (I think) the US' famous capital city, Washington, appears to be only the 24th biggest city of the country!
The following map shows you where these cities are located:
1. New York, New York (pop 8,213,839)
2. Los Angeles, California (pop 3,794,640)
3. Chicago, Illinois (pop 2,824,584)
4. Houston, Texas (pop 2,076,189)
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (pop 1,517,628)
6. Phoenix, Arizona (pop 1,476,331)
7. San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,258,733)
8. San Diego, California (pop 1,284,347)
9. Dallas, Texas (pop 1,246,185)
10. San Jose, California (pop 921,147)
Read more:http://www.city-data.com/top1.html#ixzz34ivTTD5K
Astonishingly, (I think) the US' famous capital city, Washington, appears to be only the 24th biggest city of the country!
The following map shows you where these cities are located:
We can easily note that these cities are mainly in the south west of the country. I think that is because of The gold Rush which contributed to the development of the cities in Texas, California and Arizona.
My opinion
I got to say that when I went into these big cities, I was really obsessed by the idea of living in such metropolis. Nevertheless, I guess living there easily gives the feeling of being crushed and trapped between the high skyscrapers. Here is the reason why I think I'd rather live in the country side, but not too far from the cities and the seaside (a small town near Boston as an exemple).