USA Geographical Advantages: A Fulfillment of the Blessings.
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USA Geographical Advantages: A Fulfillment of the Blessings.
See:
Brothers React to How Geography Made The US Ridiculously OP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLDgfJzuYE
See: How Geography Made The US Ridiculously OP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BubAF7KSs64&t=42s
Notes:
"OP" is a new expression and seems to have first mean "Operationally Perfect."
US has ca. 5% of world population but ca. 30% of world wealth.
Most powerful Empire that has ever existed in human history.
World largest economy since 1890s.
US dollar the primary reserve currency for most of the world.
US has 50% of world navies.
US makes for 40% of all world military spending.
650 oversea naval bases. USA can place its forces anywhere in the world in less than 48 hours.
USA is physically and geographically placed to be world's major super-power.
Mississippi River longest navigable river in the world.
Mississippi River and Mississippi Basin: easily navigable, reaches into ca. 30% of entire Continent.
Rivers generate economic activity. Cheapest form of transportation, low maintenance costs.
Other navigable rivers found across Mississippi basin.
Also unique chain of islands hugging most of the USA coast and protecting it making for an internal navigable channel all along the coast.
Greatest natural transportation system to be found anywhere in the world.
American Mid-West: Largest continuous expanse of agricultural land in the world. Supplies 1/3 of world wheat and soy needs. Overlaps with navigable river system.
An agricultural super-power.
Most Impressive Natural Harbors:
Chesapeake Bay, Sand Francisco Bay, Puget Sound (Washington State|).
Mid-1950 Great Lakes development. Internal Water System. Saint Lawrence River. Combined River and Channel System linked up with the Mississippi complex.
Potential Weak Point: New Orleans. Capable of blocking the whole system.
Mississippi over time naturally meanders changing its course but it has been kept to its preset track by engineering dams, etc.
America isolated by Oceans. Safe from Invasion.
US controls 50% of world naval tonnage and dominates all the world's oceans.
US was an early major exporter of petroleum. In the 1970s this was changing. By 1973 USA import 1/3 of oil supply.
OPAC controlled 50% of world oil export, placed embargo on USA over Israel. Energy crisis. 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.
In 2005 USA imported 60% of its oil.
Early 2000s fragging shale rock process solved the problem.
Texas has more shale rock oil resources than anywhere in the world. Texas produces 45% of US oil needs.
USA has more oil reserves than all OPEC countries apart from Saudia. Reserves all over USA, Dakota
, New York State, etc.
Today USA is 2nd largest exporter of natural gas after Russia.
US now no.1 oil producer. USA is energy independent.