1. City description What to include?

2. A city description Population Location Climate – Charts (or) – Describe seasons/month Type of government – Just write name Religions – You may use existing religions or make new ones Literacy Rate (given as a percentage) – Definition: person above 12 yrs. old who can read & write Neighborhoods – List names (short description) Terrain – Quick written description Natural Resources – If any, make a list Currency – Just a name Education – Any schools, museums, library Language – You may make up a new language (just have name)

3. Examples Governments Monarchy Dictatorship/Tyranny Republic Democracy Oligarchy/Aristocracy Socialism/Communism Religions Polytheism Emperor Worship Monotheism Christianity Judaism Islam Buddhism Taoism Confucianism Hinduism Ancestor Worship

4. Example Description: Cleveland Population: 396,166 Location – On south shore of Lake Erie in the Midwest of U.S.; Cuyahoga River in city Government: Republic Literacy Rate: 95% Natural Resources – Natural gas, coal, oil, salt, agriculture Neighborhoods – The Flats: entertainment – Downtown: business, entertainment, shopping, eating – Ohio City: immigrant, working-class – East Side: residential – West Side: residential Currency: US Dollar Education – 30 public high schools – 65 public elementary schools – 8 libraries – 17 museums – 5 universities Languages – English (85%), Spanish (10%), Italian (2%), other (3%) Terrain – Sea level near lake; river in middle; small hills in southern suburbs Religions – Catholic: 60% – Jewish: 10% – Protestant: 15% – Islam: 2.5% – Other: 11%

5. Climate Example