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NY.jpg, sept. 2018

I. Discovering New-York city

a) Find out on a map where New-York is located.

 

Go to https://www.nycgo.com/boroughs-neighborhoods.

b) How many boroughs are there in NYC and what are their names?

 

Go to https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population/population-facts.page.

c) How many inhabitants are there in NYC?

d) How many inhabitants of NYC were not born in the USA?

e) Give two examples of foreign communities that can be found in NYC.

 

Go to https://www.ny.com/histfacts/apple.html.

NYC has a nickname. What is it? It may come from.. (tick the right answer)

 

II. Some facts about famous places in New-York

Go to https://www.infoplease.com/us/landmarks-new-york-city?page=1#slidetopnav and watch the slide show.

Now, find the information about the places and buildings given below.

 

1. The Empire State Building:

-          number of floors:

-          height:

 

2. Ellis Island

-          Number of Immigrants between 1892 and 1954: 

-          Number of Americans with an ancestor who arrived there:

 

3. Central Park

-          Location:

-          Number of visitors each year!

 

4. Wall street:

-          Famous for..