Vote up the most interesting facts about some of the world's great cities. Cities are, of course, a major part of a nation’s sense of self, and this is particularly true oflarge urban centers. Locales like London, Rome, and Tokyo loom large in the public imagination, drawing millions ...
The city hall and major administration units are located inHuangpu District, which also serve as a commercial area, including the famous Nanjing Road. Other major commercial areas include Xintiandi and the classy Huaihai Road (previously Avenue Joffre) in Huangpu District and Xujiahui (formerly Romani...
Egypt; Lagos, Nigeria; and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Cairo and Lagos urban areas are around 20 million, and Kinshasa has about 13 million residents.
Most of the population of the UK (83%) live in urban areas only about 20% live in rural areas. The majority of Britons live in and around the main centres of London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The biggest city of the UK is London. Birmingham, M...
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North America is the only continent in the world that has all climatic types. It has savanna and tropical rainforest in Central America, tundra in the northern parts of Canada and Alaska, and permanent ice cap in Greenland. There are also semi-arid and desert conditions near areas surrounded...
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Unless something can be done, great areas of urban network will disappear under the waves. It will take a great engineering effort to protect these cities---an effort that may be beyond economies that have been brought to their knees. None of this means we should fear, and stop trying to...
cities. Unless something can be done, great areas of urban network will disappear under the waves. It will take a great engineering effort to protect these cities-an effort that may be beyond economies thathave been brought to their knees. ...
About 27% of the Dominican population is under 14 years old. Happy Dominicans Most of the Dominican people live in urban areas (83%) along the southern coastal plains and in the fertile Cibao valley. Dominican Republic Facts Food The Dominican cuisine is influenced by Spanish, French, Taíno...