Mitch Carlson

World Studies Hybrid

Hour 1
Super Bowl Impacts
Map Conclusions
1. Economics
Economically speaking, the benefits of being the host city to
the Super Bowl would most likely have little effect on our local economy. Most money brought to
the area would be turned over to multinational corporations, leaving very little to actually benefit
local businesses. Also, given this Super Bowl will be played in a new stadium costing $1.024
billion, the profit of hosting the event will probably fail to cover the expense of initially building
the stadium.
2. Culture
Hosting the Super Bowl would be hugely beneficial in this respect I believe. As typically
the most highly watched television event of the year, hosting the Super Bowl would bring
Minnesota to a national stage. While not only refreshing Minnesotas image, this could also
potentially draw tourists after the game is over.
3. Energy
In this area I believe Minnesota could set a new standard. Xcel Energy currently ranks
second in the nation for the highest percentage of renewable energy power sales, and if they
provided renewable energy power to the Super Bowl, they would gain not only publicity but also
profit from the power sale to possibly fund new renewable energy initiatives. Minnesota as a
whole would gain a public reputation as an environmentally friendly state as a result.
4. Geopolitics
A Minnesotan Super Bowl would be a great thing here as well, for both Minnesota and
the country. Minnesota was recently ranked by Politico as the #1 state in the nation overall, in
areas spanning from average health and income to the quality of our healthcare and educational
systems, all things that could paint the greater America as possibly more progressive and
forward-thinking than it actually is to international viewers. And if portraying the nation as laidback and free is the goal, nothing will portray it better than the Minnesota Nice attitude.

1. Crops for animal consumption are predominantly grown in the areas where livestock
production is high itself, to reduce transportation costs, and because it is convenient to grow.
2. Americas Bread-Basket is alive and well, and is no longer just confined to the Great
Plains, and states across the country hold wheat as their most profitable food crop.
3. The states transporting their fresh produce to states that do not produce food crops
themselves make a disproportionately high amount of money.