London, United Kingdom essays

London, United Kingdom essays LIVING IN MORDERN URBAN ENVIROMENTS IN 2004: I choose to do my report on London as it has two different coultures that are the rich and the poor. It is a mix of both Third and First Worlds, as it has rich people and then many beggars. The city gets a lot of tourist as they have many historic land sites. London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. London is the largest cities in the United Kingdom and one of the largest cities in the world. The city has an excellent water source, which is the river Thames that meanders through the centre of London. The river divides London into a north and south halves. Thames River joins to the Strait of Dover. London is close to the mainland of Europe. The coordinate points are 15.30N 0.10W. It is the area of 1,572 sq km. London main functions are the nations government, culture, finance, tourism, trade and history. Londons financial areas are the bank of England, Lyoyds, the stock exchange and numerous other banks and investments companies have their headquarters there, mostly in the city. The financial services sector provides employment. London has a population of 7.2 million. London tends to have an annual net inflow of people from outside of the UK, with almost 30% of Londons population from a minority ethnic group Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Av/Tt Max(C) 6 7 10 13 17 20 22 21 19 14 10 7 13.8 (F) 43 45 50 55 63 68 72 70 66 57 50 45 57 Min(C) 2 2 3 6 8 12 14 13 11 8 5 4 7.3 (F) 36 36 37 43 46 54 57 55 52 46 41 39 45 Mean(C) 4 4.5 6.5 9.5 12.5 16 18 17 15 11 7.5 5.5 10.6 (F) 39 40 44 49 54 61 64 63 59 52 45 42 51 Rain(mm) 77 72 64 56 57 58 59 62 65 70 78 81 799 (in) 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 32 London is very unstable and unreliable for weather. The weather forecast is usually incorrect. In winter it reaches temperatures below free...