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Map showing the location of the Rust Belt in the United States.

The Rust Belt is a term that refers to an area of the northern United States. The area is mostly the states near the Great Lakes, and some of them are considered to be Midwest states. This area was once known for steel production and heavy industry. That industry has greatly decreased since the middle of the 20th century. As the name might imply, the area has sort of turned to "rust", like what happens to old steel. Much of this decrease in industry is because of the United States using manufacturers from other countries. It became an Industrial hub because of its proximity to The Great Lakes, canals, and rivers which companies used to access raw materials and ship out products.

Most Rust Belt cities, for example, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Youngstown, Ohio, have had a very large decrease in their population since the 1950s and 1960s.

Some "Rust Belt" cities include:

Regions of North America

Northern America
(i.e. Canada and Alaska (US))

Eastern	Atlantic Canada The Maritimes Great Lakes
Northern (Canada and Alaska)	Arctic Circle Canadian Arctic Archipelago Alaska Aleutian Islands Alaska Peninsula Bering Strait Gulf of Alaska Greenland
Western	Pacific Northwest
Acadia Avalon Peninsula Bruce Peninsula Canadian Prairies Canadian Shield French Canada Georgian Bay Hudson Bay Labrador Peninsula Newfoundland Island The Maritimes Vancouver Island

Lower Northern
(i.e. United States)

Central	Midwest Upper Midwest
Eastern	Appalachia East Coast Northeast Mid-Atlantic New England Southeast Thirteen Colonies
Northern	Great Lakes
Southern	Deep South Gulf Coast
Southwestern	Four Corners Great Basin Santa Fe de Nuevo México
Western	Basin and Range Province Pacific Northwest West Coast
Pacific Coast Ranges Oregon Trail Great Plains Interior Plains Great Basin Acadia Ozarks Ark-La-Tex Siouxland Palouse Piedmont Atlantic coastal plain Rocky Mountains Mojave Desert Carolinas San Fernando Valley Tornado Alley San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay East Bay Silicon Valley Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Delta Great Basin Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lower Peninsula of Michigan Virginia Peninsula Delmarva Peninsula Alaska Peninsula Kenai Peninsula Bible Belt Corn Belt Rust Belt Sun Belt

Mexico

Central	Huasteca Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Northern	Baja California peninsula Basin and Range Province Comarca Lagunera Gulf of California
Southern	Isthmus of Tehuantepec Sierra Madre del Sur Soconusco Yucatán Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oriental

Central

West Indies

Caribbean

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