Los Angeles - PowerPoint Presentation

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Los AngelesSlide2

Los Angeles is

the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United

States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2) in Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area is home to nearly 12.9 million residents. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most diverse counties in the United States. Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos"Slide3

The highest point in Los Angeles is Mount Lukens, also called Sister Elsie Peak.

Located at the far reaches of the northeastern San Fernando Valley, it reaches a height of 5,080 ft (1,550 m). The hilliest parts of Los Angeles are the entire Santa Monica hills north of Downtown, areas immediately north of Downtown around Silver Lake, the entire eastern parts of L.A., the Crenshaw area, the San Pedro area, and northern parts of the San Fernando Valley. The major river is the Los Angeles River, which begins in the Canoga Park district of the city and is largely seasonal. The river is lined in concrete for almost its entire length as it flows through the city into nearby Vernon on its way to the Pacific Ocean.

Santa Monica beachSlide4

Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical

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receives just enough annual precipitation to avoid Köppen's BSh (warm semi-arid climate) classification. Los Angeles enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and only 35 days with measurable precipitation annually.The period of May through October is warm to hot and dry with average high temperatures of 23–29 °C and lows of 14–19

°

C,

however temperatures frequently exceed

32 °

C

and occasionally reach 38 °C in inland areas (away from the moderating effect of the ocean).Slide5

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other agencies operate an extensive system of bus lines, as well as subway and light rail lines across Los Angeles County, with a combined daily ridership of 1.7 million

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The main Los Angeles airport is Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX). The fifth busiest commercial airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States, LAX handled over 61 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo in 2006. LAX is a hub for United AirlinesLos Angeles Metro Rail

LAX, the fifth busiest airport in the worldSlide6

The people of Los Angeles are known as Angelenos. Nighttime hot spots include places such as Downtown Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Hollywood, and West Hollywood, which is the home of the world-famous Sunset Strip.

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well-known shopping areas are the Hollywood and Highland complex, the Beverly Center, Melrose Avenue, Robertson Boulevard, Rodeo Drive, Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, The Grove, Westside Pavilion, Westfield Century City, The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center and Venice Boardwalk.The greater Los Angeles area is the most important site in the United States for movie and television production. This has drawn not only actors, but also writers, composers, artists, and other creative individuals to the area.Slide7

Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los

Angeles. Due

to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonymy of American cinema. The nickname Tinseltown refers to the glittering, superficial nature of Hollywood and the movie industry. Today, much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as the Westside neighborhood, but significant auxiliary industries, such as editing, effects, props, post-production and lighting companies, remain in Hollywood, as does the backlot of Paramount PicturesSlide8

I very much like this city. I would like to live in

it.

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