7.2.13
Hello
Mrs. Wurster
Hello
Mr. Hepperle
I
want to tell you something about my topic Los Angeles. I selected
this topic because I think it is very interesting for everyone,
because everybody has heard at least once of Los Angeles.
Geography/General
knowledge:
Los
Angeles is on the west coast of the USA, and has an area of 1290 km².
The center of Los Angeles is located in a hilly coastal region about
100 meters above the sea level.The west and the south of Los Angeles
borders to the Santa Monica Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
The
flag of Los Angeles has third stripes green, yellow and red. In the
middle is written that it was founded on 1781. Los
Angeles is the second largest city in the United States after New
York. The population of Los Angeles is 3.8 million. Also Los Angeles
is the economic, commercial and cultural center in California. By the
way Los Angeles has 36 neighbourhoods.
History:
The
city was founded on September 4th 1781 by Gouverneur Felipe de Neve a
Spanish man. But he was not the first European. The first European
was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. He was born in 1499 and died on January
1543. He came to the USA in 1542 and also he was a Spanish man.
Therefore, he claimed the land for Spain.
Population:
1.7
million Latinos live in L.A that is 46.5% of the total population in
L.A. In L.A there are 455 thousand Afro-Americans that are 12% of
the total population in L.A, and 11.8% are people who come from Asia
like China or Vietnam. But just 29.7% are white people in Los
Angeles.
Weather:
And
the climate is in average 18 degrees, in summer it can be hotter than
34 degrees.
Problems
of Los Angeles:
Los Angeles
is one of the largest cities in the USA with a lot of air pollution,
because of the cars and industries. Los
Angeles
is
the fifth
most
dangerous
city
in
the USA and the most dangerous city is Detroit (Michigan).8%
of the population in L.A are poor or live in bad states. And 7.1% of
them have a criminal background. Alone 481 gang murders were
registered last month by the police. Therefore, Los Angeles is called
gang capital of the nation by many people in the USA. Los Angeles has
like many cities on the west coast of the USA, a great risk of
earthquakes. That is because of the San Andreas Fault.Special
features/Sights:
In
L.A there are many sights for tourists for example the walk of fame
where almost every star has got a big golden star with his name on
the sidewalk. Next are the Universal studios. They are one of the
most well-known movie studios worldwide where a lot of movies are
made. If you are going to L.A you should see the Hollywood Boulevard.
It is a long street with many nice expensive stores. Many tourists go
to the famous Hollywood sign, because it´s beautiful. And in L.A
there are many theatres and museums too.
Do
you have any questions?
Ok
Mrs. Wurster and Mr. Hepperle I hope you liked my presentation.
Thank
you for your attention.