Traveling West 8TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS TRANSPORTATION UNIT
Chapter 1
2nd Period
Kamryn Carver
Dallas,Texas
Entertainment: Preforming arts, Art, and sports. Sports: Football, Basketball,bootcamp, dodgeball, flag football,kickball, pub run series, indoor volleyball, sand volleyball, volleyball clinics, soccer, and softball.
Location: Dallas is on the Trinity River in the center of Dallas County in North Central Texas. It is crossed by interstate highways
Sights to see: Texas Discovery Gardens, Food Tours of America, Irving Arts Center, Dallas Children’s Theatre, Medeval Times Dinner and Tournament, and the African American Museum.
Weather: Warm, mostly sunny.
Mayor/Prominent City Officials: Mike Rawlings (former CEO of Pizza Hut)
History: Dallas was founded in 1821 and was formally incorporated as a city on February 2, 1856. Dallas was just another small town dotting the
War in which it was a part of the Confederate States of America. Texas frontier until the American Civil
Current City Issues: Medicaid, potholes, traffic lights out of sync, litter, illegal trash dumping, and cracks in the pavement.
Transportation: Cars, planes, and the local transit bus DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
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Santana Lane
Denver, Colorado
History The city was founded during the Gold Rush. It apparently used to be a gold mine. James W. Denver is its founder. It was discovered in 1875.
Location The location of Denver is slightly above and to the right of the center of Colorado. Transportation The city is a major tourist spot, as well as a college town. The main ways
Weather The winters are mild with an average of
for transportation are, car rentals, trains, bikes, and taxis.
45 degree days, reaching the 60’s aren’t uncommon. In the summer the average high is around 85 degrees. This is due to the high elevations. 3
Economy The two major industries for the cities economic stance are the 1-70 Industrial Corridor, and Denver Tech Center.
Entertainment/ Sights to see Denver art museum, the U.S Mint, 16th Street Pedestrian Mall.
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Renae Mosley
San Diego, California
Weather
San Diego's sun-sational climate makes it the ultimate year-round destination. Days are frequently warm, even in winter, and evenings are pleasantly cool, so bring a light jacket. Our region boasts an average daily temperature of 71 degrees Fahrenheit and 300 sunny days. ..
History
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Madeleine van Huet
St.Louis Missouri
Sights to See; The famous gateway arch bridge.
Weather in Missouri; is most likely to be warm in May-
September. The coldest times of the year are November-February.
Sports; tigers
Schools in St.Louis; Metro Academic and Classical High school, St.Louis Public Schools Foundation, L’Ouverture Middle School, MICDS, Tower Grove Christian School. TGCS
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Mayor; Francis G. Slay Francis G. Slay made history in 2013 as the City of St. Louis' first mayor to be elected to a fourth, four-year term in office. He became the 45th Mayor of the City in 2001 and was re-elected by large margins in 2005, 2009, and 2013.
Transportation;trains
History; St. Louis was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pi Auguste Liguest, a New Orleans merchant, founded a town at the present site.
Entertainment; six flags, St. Louis zoo, national park.
Current Issues; there is a high crime rate in St. Louis, but most of these crimes are located in one specific area.
Industry and Economy; Largest employers Number of employees BJC Health Systems 21,468 14
Boeing International Defense Systems 15,500 Scott Air Force Base 12,600 Washington University in St. Louis 12,324 Wal-Mart Stores 12,250 SSM Health Care 11,951
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