US cities

New York City:The Big Apple

Important and Interesting Facts

• New York City has the largest population of any US city: almost 8.4 million citizens

• About 800 languages are spoken in New York• It was named after the Duke of York• It is the center of finance, culture, fashion,

media, art, entertainment and international affairs

• The United Nations (UN) is based in New York

Times Square

The Statue of Liberty

The Empire State Building

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

• St Patrick´s is the biggest cathedral in North America

Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange• The NYSE is located on

Wall Street, along with companies like Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and AIG.

• These investment companies are partly responsible for the world financial crisis

Sports

Food

Los Angeles

“L.A”

Important and Interesting Facts

• Los Angeles is the biggest city in California and the second biggest in the US: 3.8 million citizens

• The original name was: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciuncula

• L.A. is an important center for culture, cinema and television, art, music, fashion and education

• L.A. used to be part of Mexico

• Hollywood is the most important place for cinema and television

• Most film studios are located in Hollywood

Environment

• Smog pollution is a serious problem in L.A. and it creates a yellow-brown color in the sky. Smog is caused by car and factory pollution

Beaches

Sports

Mardi Gras:Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras Parade