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Boston, Washington, idk Flashcards

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Boston - location

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  • capital city of Massachusetts
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Boston nature

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  • population = 684 000
  • most populous New England city, and 21st most populous city of the US
  • one of the most historically abundant states in the USA (built America’s first subway, Fenway park is the oldest baseball stadium)
    7th largest immigration population (state wise in the US)
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Boston character: universities

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  • 35 colleges, universities and communities colleges including Harvard and MIT
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Boston character: sport stadiums

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  • Sport stadiums: Fenway Park, Boston Garden
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Boston character: transport and architecture

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  • Transport: ‘Big Dig’, one of the biggest engineering projects in Boston, moving elevated portion of main highway to underground tunnels
  • architecture: Victorian and Georgian style buildings
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Boston character: morphology

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  • iconic green space = Boston Common and Charles River Esplanade
  • declining manufacturing centres in CBD
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Boston economic authority: banking and finance

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  • Stock Exchanges: BSE was acquired by NASDAQ in 2007 for $61 million (founded in 1834)
  • Banking: State Street Corp is the 12th largest bank in the US with HQ in Boston - assets of $269 billion and 40 000 employees
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Boston economic authority:: word trade

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  • Port of Boston handled 307 000 containers in 2019
  • Businesses: in the global 500, two companies (General Electric - $260 000 in assets + Liberty Mutual Insurance Group - $130 000 in assets)
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Boston economic authority: tourism

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2019: almost 20 million domestic visitors and 2.9 million international visitors

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Boston cultural authority: education

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  • hub for white collared workers - 35 colleges with 152 000 students total
  • Harvard has more than 7200 international students
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Boston cultural authority: museums, art galleries and fashion

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  • Museum of Fine Arts (17th largest museum globally) with 1.25 million visitors in 2019
  • The Institute of Contemporary Art over 1 million visitors in 2019
  • Boston fashion week
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Boston cultural authority: sporting spectacles and media

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  • annual boston marathon attracts 30 000 registered participants annually, and 500 000 spectators
  • HQ of international data group media company is based in boston with annual revenues of $2.6 billion
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Boston global network: transport, HW, Stock Exchange

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  • Boston Logan International Airport had 43 million passengers in 2019
  • BSE acquired by NASDAQ for $61 million
  • 2 companies on global 500
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Washington DC nature

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Population: 693 000 (2019)

  • political capital
  • 7th safest city in the world
  • neoclassical monuments and buildings
  • home to transnational corporations
  • 9 universities
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Washington Character: architecture

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  • white house (Hoban)
  • lincoln memorial
  • washington monument
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Washington character: green space and morphology

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  • Green space: mall and rock creek park
  • largest shopping mall = Tysons Corner Centre
  • largest bank = E-Trade bank
  • largest company bases in DC - Danaher corporation
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Washington Character Populations

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1 in 7 residents is an immigrant

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Washington Location

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  • located on the Potomac River
  • bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia
  • Area = 177km2
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Washington Cultural Authority: museums, malls, theatres

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  • 17 museums and galleries
  • tourism estimated to support 76 000 jobs
  • all Smithsonian locations reported nearly 30 million visitors in 2017
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Washington Cultural Authority: tourist attractions

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  • US Capitol and Capitol Hill
  • national air and space museum
  • national gallery of art
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Washington Cultural authority (education)

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  • george washington university
  • american university
  • howard university
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Washington Economic authority: global 500

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  • 11 companies
  • Walmart (1st)
  • Amazon (2nd)
  • Costco (14th)
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Washington Economic authority: exporting

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  • 4th largest state exporter of goods in 2018 ($70.8 billion)
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Washington economic authority: banks + APS

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  • number 1 bank is Capital 1 Financial Corp (market share of 15.66%)
  • accounting: maxim liberty
  • advertising: REQ (120 employees - $50 million revenue)
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Washingotn networks

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  • Airport: served 23.5 million passengers in 2018

- metrorail - services 600 000 a day (91 stations)

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Nashville nature

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Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S state Tennessee and the 23rd most populous city within the United States, with a population of 628,587 (2018).

It is a major centre for the US’s music industry, particularly the country music industry, and is known as the “Music City”

22 higher education institutes, including the prestigious Vanderbilt University, one of the nation’s leading research universities known for its medical, law and education courses.

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Nashville characture: cultural

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→ Vanderbilt University (13,000 students)

→ Tennessee Performing Arts Centre

→ Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

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Nashville characture sports

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→ Nissan Stadium hosting the Tennessee Titans (National Football League) and the Nashville SC (Major League Soccer) teams

→ Bridgestone Area hosting the Nashville Predators (National Hockey League)

→ First Horizon Park hosting the Nashville Sounds (Triple-A East Baseball)

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Nashville location

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  • covers 1362km2

- located along cumberland river in the north of Tenessee

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Nashville CA: education, museums, media and sport

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  • 22 higher education institutes (43 000)
  • Museums: the Tenessee state museum
  • Media: Country Music Television
  • Sport: Nissan stadium hosting the Tennessee Titan (NFL)
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Nashville Economic Authority: 500

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  • Community Health Systems
  • Dollar General
  • Tractor Supply Company
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Nashville EA

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  • second largest music production centre after NY in the US
  • music industry impacts $10 billion annually, contributing 56000 jobs
  • largest industry is health care - more than 300 health care companies - contributing $30 billion per year and 200 000 jobs
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Nashville Network

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  • airport - served by 22 airlines, serves 18.3 million passengers in 2019
  • dominates other Tennessee cities such as Memphis and KNoxville

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