The Hurricane of 1900 The Hurricane of 1900 was the first hurricane to be recorded in history. It happened before tropical storms were given names, so it is often referred to under a variety of different names. Some of these include the “Great Galveston Hurricane,” the “Turn of the century hurricane,” or most commonly the “Galveston Flood.” At the end of the 19th century, the city of Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. It’s position on Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas. Galveston was one of the largest cotton ports in the nation at the time, rivaling New Orleans.
Boston (pronounced /ˈbɔstən/ ( listen)) is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts,[11] and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. [12] The city proper, covering just 48.43 square miles, had a population of 617,594 according to the 2010 U.S. Census. [6] Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
During the 1880s, Melbourne had considerably grown from a dusty old town into an outstanding city; it even had the nickname of “Marvellous Melbourne”. Melbourne’s population was approaching 300000 and it had considerably grown since it was founded. At this time, Melbourne was the second largest city in the British Empire. The middle classes lived in detached villas on large blocks of land, while the working class lived in comfortable cottages in the Northern and Western suburbs. Large industries were placed in the Western suburbs and the extremely wealthy lived in massive mansions near the Yarra River.
New York is also the largest populated city in America and 4th in the world with a metropolitan population of twenty million people. The city is made up by five Boroughs: Brooklyn Queens Manhattan The Bronx Staten Island The City has a wide range of land marks like the Stature of liberty given to America by the French in 1886 to help celebrate the countries symbol of freedom and democracy. Other landmarks in the city are Rockefeller Center Broadway Theater Central Park The Empire State Building Time Square and countless others. When you think of New York you think of so many different people. This is due to the fact that New York City is built up of people from various cultures and backgrounds.
HI 1005 Prof. N.Anastasakos Lihui, Chen Paper 1 We Have Taken a City is a book written by H.Leon Prather Sr. The book is about an event which happened in the late 19th Century, Wilmington, North Carolina. At that time, Wilmington was the largest city in North Carolina. And it is a town with a population of 20055-blacks outnumbering whites by 11324 to 8731. Before the racial massacre of 1898, compared to the South Carolina, African-American had more rights in the North Carolina.
Thriving: Third fastest-growing city in America and the seventh largest U.S. city. Popular: More than 26 million people visit San Antonio each year. The city is centrally located between the east and west coasts. Venerable: One of the American West’s oldest cities settled in 1731 by sixteen Spanish families from the Canary Islands. San Antonio’s rich history surfaces StevesHomestead_SM.jpgin its architecture, neighborhoods, food, culture and traditions.
Furthermore in 1986 the single European act was signed that set a 6 year programme to create a single market. In 1993 the treaty of Maastricht was signed which united Europe further by establishing an economic and financial unification, and introducing a common currency, the Euro. As a result to its success more nations joined so that there are now 28 members. There are many advantages of being a member of the European Union. It is the world’s largest player in terms of having the largest GDP and highest percentage of exports and imports.
London is a leading global city and is the world’s largest financial city along with New York. It is a major centre economically for commerce and international business but is also strong in the arts, education, entertainment, fashion, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport. London generates 20% of the UK’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is the sixth largest city economy in the world, which is impressive when comparing its size to other cities, such as the megacities of Tokyo, Bangalore and Shanghai. If London was to get flooded by the nearby Thames it would take ruin the UKs economy and would take a lot of money and time to rebuild businesses and infrastructure. The Thames runs right through the city centre, near high business and economic hubs such as Canary Wharf, so this puts London’s financial centre at an even greater risk.
INDEX INTRODUCTION THE CLIMATE CULTURE MUSEUMS GEOGRAPHY SPORTS TIPS WHEN SHOPPING INTRODUCTION San Francisco is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of more than 7.4 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland. The only consolidated city-county in California, it encompasses (abarca) a land area of 46.7 square (plaza) miles (121 km2) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of 17,243 people per (por medio de) square mile (6,655/km2). The City of San Francisco is the fourth most populous (populoso) city in California and the 13th most populous city in the United States, with a 2010 estimated population of 808.000. Nowadays, San Francisco
Community Health Nursing Jennie Spaulding Student ID# 311557 Western Governors University Community and Population Health SZT Task 1 January 26, 2014 Community Health Nursing Located in the southeast corner of Washington where the Columbia and Snake Rivers merge, Franklin County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Washington. This county was named after Benjamin Franklin in 1883 and consists of 795,000 acres. As of 2012 census, Franklin County’s population was 89,845. From 2000 to 2010, this county changed its ranking from number fourth to the highest ranking county for growth for population (Franklin County, Washington, n.d.). The current population density is 66.4 persons per square mile.