Geography by Daniela Lara

Geography Selena G. Daniela L.

Index Mexico................................................................................................................................................3 Guanajuato, Guanajuato................................................................................................................3 Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.........................................................................................................3 Cancun, Quintana Roo....................................................................................................................3 Chihuahua, Chihuahua...................................................................................................................3 Morelia, Michoacan.......................................................................................................................3 AMERICAN CONTINENT......................................................................................................................7 →Mexico City.................................................................................................................................7 →New York, United States.............................................................................................................7 →Toronto, Canada..........................................................................................................................7 →Jalisco, Mexico............................................................................................................................7 →Montreal, Canada:......................................................................................................................7 ASIAN CONTINENT............................................................................................................................11 →Shanghai, China........................................................................................................................11 →Tokyo, Japan..............................................................................................................................11 →Kolkata, India............................................................................................................................11 →Seoul, South Korea....................................................................................................................11 →Hyderabad, Thailand.................................................................................................................11 EUROPEAN CONTINENT...................................................................................................................15 Madrid, Spain...............................................................................................................................15 Paris, France.................................................................................................................................15 London, England...........................................................................................................................15 Rome, Italy...................................................................................................................................15 Amsterdam, Netherlands.............................................................................................................15 AFRICAN CONTINENT.......................................................................................................................19 Cairo, Egypt..................................................................................................................................19 Kinsasha, Republic of the Congo..................................................................................................19 Luanla, Angola..............................................................................................................................19 Nairobi, Kenya..............................................................................................................................19 Johannesburgo, South Africa........................................................................................................19 OCEANIC CONTINENT.......................................................................................................................23 Sydney, Australia..........................................................................................................................23 1

Melbourne, Australia....................................................................................................................23 Brisbane, Australia.......................................................................................................................23 Perth, Australia.............................................................................................................................23 Hobart, Tasmania.........................................................................................................................23

Mexico Main Cities

Guanajuato, Guanajuato: This city is in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico, it has boundaries with Jalisco, Queretaro, Michoacan, and San Luis Potosi. Its temperatures go form 7ºC to 27ºC. It has a population of 78,364. This city is known for its cultural attractions, some of them could be the creation of clothes and sometimes shoes.

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur: This littles city is in the top of Mexico, its climate is tropical, and it has a population of 81,111 people. It is one of the most known cities of Mexico, for the tourist is one of the most attractive places in Mexico, there are some natural sculptures, such as the well-known “Arco”.

Cancun, Quintana Roo: this city is located near the peninsula of Yucatan, it has a tropical climate, and its population is 628,306 people. It has its own airport because near of it are some other touristic places, such as Playa del Carmen and Tulum. This is also one of the most visited cities in the country, because of its beautiful beaches and crystalline sea water.

Chihuahua, Chihuahua: Chihuahua is in the North of the country, near Sonora and Coahuila in the sides and Sinaloa in the south, this state is one of the biggest states in the country and Chihuahua is right in the middle. It has a population of 809, 232 people, and its climate depends on the region, form the side of the Sierra Madre is sub humid tropical and from the other side is desertic.

Morelia, Michoacan: Morelia is the capital of the state of Michoacan. It has a population of 597, 511 people. It has temperatures form the 7ºC to the 26ºC. This city is known because of its history and culture, it has monuments that had had an important significance in the history.

AMERICAN CONTINENT. MAIN CITIES OF THE CONTINENT. →Mexico City: The city of Mexico has the most average of population in Mexico, as everybody must know, Mexico was conquered by Spanish in the 1521, unless Spanish people brought down most of the Aztec buildings, there remain some of the most important and historical building such as pyramids, and some ancient house made up of wood and loam, roofs made of reeds, in Mexico city you can find anything you want, because of the numerous stores about any article you are searching for, and the people is kind and warm, that any foreign will feel received.

→New York, United States: In the 18th century, New York used to be the United States capital, and it was originally called New Amsterdam by the Dutch traders who founded it. New York ´s financial district Wall Street to the NY Stock Exchange, which is the largest in the world, Wall Street received its name, because of the wall that the Dutch built up to protect the city from Englis h invaders. New York has the lowest rate in crime, in North America. One of NY nicknames is THE BIG APPLE. →Toronto, Canada: Toronto is a cosmopolitan city, with many things to do, and recreational areas, such as parks, museums, cultural facilities. It is the third largest English speaking theatre district in the world, behind New York, and it is reach in culture of many parts of the world, because its half of the population wasn’t born in Canada. Toronto is a dominant force in the business and economy of the nation. →Jalisco, Mexico: More specific, Guadalajara was founded in the 1542. Jalisco is famous because of the Mariachis and Tequila, but what about the beautiful places to visit with the family or friends, there are many plac es to visit, such as the beaches like, Tenacatita, Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, etc. and places in Guadalajara like the Parian, Guadalajara´s downtown which has many museums, restaurants. Jalisco is a place where you feel intensively what Mexico is.

→Montreal, Canada:

Montreal is the second most popular cities in Canada and the principal Quebec´s metropolis, is a city with considerable French colonial history dating back to the 16th century. The historic center known as the OLD MONTREAL is a window to look through its history and culture, such a nice place to visit

ASIAN CONTINENT. Main Cities.

→Shanghai, China: is a multi-cultural metropolis with both modern and traditional Chinese features, and it works as the largest base of the Chinese industrial technology, one of the most important seaports and China's largest commercial and financial center, by its original name (zhongguo), Zhong means in the middle, and Guo is country, so it is the country of the middle, Shanghai area is flat and belong to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River delta. The population in shanghai is about 23, 019, 200 people, occupying the 1.1% of the population in China.

→Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo, Japan´s Capital, has many places to visit, it culture is amazing, and it breaks in different aspects, for example the old culture, with the geishas and that stuffs, the new one that is the anime stuff, Tokyo is a place where you found a huge diversity but not only in culture, but also in the peoples lifestyle. Its population is about 9.273 million people, just in Tokyo. At spring is a beautiful season to travel to Tokyo because of the cherry blossom trees, that fills every street with a beautiful pink color. →Kolkata, India: Kolkata is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal and It is the second largest city in India after Mumbai, Kolkata was once the center of industry and education. However, it has witnessed political violence and economic problems since 1954. But, since 2000, Kolkata has grown economically. Kolkata has a strong European touch that influence the colonial legacy, so in order to find its own unique identity. They started a process and found its expression in the life and works of the 19th-century Bengali elite and its most noteworthy figure, the poet and mystic Rabindranath Tagore.

→Seoul, South Korea: Because of its very large population, Seoul is considered a global city and it is the center of South Korea's economy, culture, and politics. Seoul is located in the northwestern part of South Korea. The city of Seoul itself has an area of 233.7 square miles and is cut in half by the Han River, which was previously used as a trade route to China and helped the city grow throughout its history, and why is it so famous, in spite of K-pop? Seoul is also a modern city, It opened itself to the outside world in the late 19th century and became the first city in Korea to have trolley cars, railways and telephones. Since the 1960s, it industrialized rapidly and has become an economic giant center.

→Hyderabad, Thailand: It is Telangana’s largest and most-populous city and is the major urban center for all of south-central interior India, Hyderabad was founded by the Quṭb Shāhī sultans of Golconda, under whom the kingdom of Golconda attained a position of importance second only to that of the Mughal Empire to the north.

EUROPEAN CONTINENT Main Cities.

Madrid, Spain: Madrid is the capital of Spain, it is located in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, the climate is temperate and the temperatures can be very different depending in the time of the year, in the summers it can be of 40º C meanwhile in the winters can be from 13º to the freezing point. Nowadays it has a population of 4 million people. The main source of economy is the production of different types of products such as wheat, oats, sugar beet, fruit and citrus, corn, potatoes, and some legumes. Madrid is also known because of its cultural diversity and traditions, it has a lot of attractive points, like museums and theatres.

Paris, France: This city is located at the center and north of France, and its elevatio 42 meters above the sea level. The climate is temperate, the temperatures in summer can be of 30º, and in winters can be around 7 or 8º. It has a population of 2,138,551 people. The principle economic activity is the agriculture, France is the sixth place at world level and the second main exporter. The products the export and produce are wheat, potato tobacco, peach, apple, pears and grapes.

London, England: London is one of the most known countries of the European Continent, it is in England in the United Kingdom, at the south east of the country. Its climate is humid and rainy, the temperatures can have a lot of variations depending on the season of the year, in the winter the average temperature can be of 11º, and in the summer is of 18º. The main economic activities in United Kingdom are the agriculture, animal breeding (ovine and bovine), and there are located some of the most important enterprises of transport such as BMW, Jaguar-Land Rover.

Rome, Italy: Rome is a located in the Lazio region of Italy, with an elevation 52 meters above the sea level. Its climate is Mediterranean. Again, the temperatures can have a variation depending on the season, in winter can vary from 7.5º to 10º, in spring goes from 15º to 20º, in summer from 20º to 38º and in autumn from 23º to 30º. Its population is of 2,318,895, thanks to this it is the city with the larger population in Lazio. The economic activities of Italy are agriculture, industrial producing and exporting, it is the eight-mayor exporter country in the world.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam is the capital of Netherlands, it is in the North West in Europe, near Germany and Belgium. Its climate is sub-oceanic, humid and rainy, the temperatures can vary in the season of the year, in the coldest times can be of 0º and in the summer times from 20º to 25º. It has a population of 821,752 people. The main economic activities of the Netherlands are exporting and producing, nowadays it is the fifth exporter country in goods for the world and the second in agricultural products.

AFRICAN CONTINENT Main cities

Cairo, Egypt: The Cairo is in Egypt at the north of the African continent, it has a population of 7,734,614 people. Its climate is arid and dry, and the average temperature are 27Â°C in the day an 18Â°C in the nights, this city is known because is the capital of Egypt. The main economic activities are tourism, agriculture, industry, and the raw materials.

Kinsasha, Republic of the Congo: It is located in the Center of Africa, the population is of 91,829,000 people. Its climate is humid tropical. In this part of Africa the main language spoken is French and the main source of its economy is the extraction of minerals.

Luanla, Angola: this city is the capital of Angola and it is located southwestern of Africa, the climate is tropical. The population is 29,234,000. The language spoken here is Portuguese. The main economic activities is the extraction of diamonds and petroleum.

Nairobi, Kenya: is in Kenia with a 1648 meters above the sea level. The total number of population is 2,750,547 people. The climate is hot and humid. The main economic activity is the external trade.

Johannesburgo, South Africa: this city is the capital of South Africa, the total number of population is 957,411 people. The climate is subtropical. The main economic activities are agriculture and in some specific parts tourism.

OCEANIC CONTINENT Main cities

Sydney, Australia: Sydney is New South Wales in Australia with an elevation of 58 meter above the sea. Its climate is subtropical oceanic with temperatures that can go from 13º C to 46º C. It has a population of 4,627,345 people. The main economic activities are the exportation of agricultural products. Australia is one of the most known cities of the world because of the animals that live there, the animals more dangerous in the world are in Australia.

Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne is in Victoria, Australia. With an elevation 25 meters above the sea level. Its climate is subtropical oceanic, it has a temperature that goes from 9.5ºC to 40ºC. It has a population of 4,246,375 people. The main economic activities are the exportation of agricultural products.

Brisbane, Australia: Brisbane is in Queensland, Australia, with an elevation of 27 meters above the sea level. Its climate is subtropical oceanic, and its temperatures are around the 5ºC to 25ºC. It has a population of 2,189,878 people. The main economic activities are the exportation of agricultural products.

Perth, Australia: This city is found in the Western Australia. It has a climate Mediterranean and its temperatures can go from 13ºC to 40ºC. It has a population of 1,896,548 people. The main economic activities are the exportation of agricultural products.

Hobart, Tasmania: This city is the capital of Tasmania. Its climate is oceanic and has temperatures that goes from 8.5ºC to 17.5ºC. It has a population of 216,656 people. The main economic activities are the exportation of agricultural products.