Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Paris

1) Discuss it's location, place, region.
Region: In northern central France
Place: (cultures, religions, eifel tower..etc) Paris has many 3 star restaurants and is know for its fine cuisine.
It's also known for its art culture and the Louvre Museum is one of the most visited museums in the world.

Paris is a predominantly Roman Catholic city.

Location:
Exact: 48.8567 N, 2.3508 E
Relative: In western Europe on the banks of the Seine River

2) Human-Environment interaction.
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 to be used in 1889 as the entrance to the World's Fair that year.

In 1900 the metro subway system was created. It has about 9 million passengers a day.


3) Find two photos of it.


























4) Find one map that shows where it is located.

















5) Find three interesting things about the country or place.
a. Paris is known for it's fashion designers and hosting Paris Fashion Week twice a year.

b. Air pollution in France is the highest in France.

c. The catacombs of Paris were created because of overcrowding in graveyards the bones were moved at night after being blessed by a priest.


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