Three great cities the topic for an Urban Quiz Bowl on Thurs, Sept 17

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In the computer lab we begin research into America’s 3 great cities: Los Angeles, Chicago and NYC. It is preparation for a team Urban Quiz Bowl next Thurs. The winning group wins bonus points or the permission to make home-made pizza and serve it to their class.

Your task:
Make a list of identifications on each city comprising the following topics (I will give you examples) -

- demographics: metro populations and ethnic proportions
- history: explorers, naming and major development points
- physical geography: terrain, environment
- neighborhoods, regions: the famous ones
- climate: basic weather types
- notable buildings: landmarks
-performing arts institutions, such as museums and performing troupes
- tourism: light entertainment
- cuisine: characteristic foods
- sports / college & pro teams
- personalities: celebs, moguls
- economy: the best-known indutries
- universities: the famous ones
- transportation: rail? river?

- Use Worldbookonline.com, wikipedia.org, about.com or answers.com.
- Assemble all research items in bulleted form and store on GoogleDocs. Cite sources at bottom.

* Have a print-out ready for the Urban Quiz Bowl in class on Thurs.
- Tie-breaker questions will be on Washington, DC.