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First Webquest:: A Virtual Trip To London

You have been selected to go on an exciting trip. You and some of your classmates will visit a wonderful city – London! ® You will use the Internet to make this virtual visit, recording your "experiences" as you explore the city. ® You will join a Travel Team and work together to write down your experiences and illustrate them with photographs, maps and other graphics.

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First Webquest:: A Virtual Trip To London

You have been selected to go on an exciting trip. You and some of your classmates will visit a wonderful city – London! ® You will use the Internet to make this virtual visit, recording your "experiences" as you explore the city. ® You will join a Travel Team and work together to write down your experiences and illustrate them with photographs, maps and other graphics.

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London First WebQuest:

London is one of the world's most im- A virtual trip to


portant business, financial and cultural London
centers and its influence in politics,
education, entertainment, media, fash-
ion and the arts contributes to its
status as a major global city. The city
is a major tourist destination for both
domestic and overseas visitors, with
annual expenditure by tourists of
around £15 billion. London hosted
the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympic
Games and will host the 2012 Sum-
mer Olympic Games.

The World is a book, and


those who do not travel read
Raluca Borlan only a page.
“Mihai Eminescu” National College
IXth D class
WebQuest
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The the main focus of the city remained on the
London re- north side of the Thames. For many cen-
gion of Eng- turies London Bridge was the only bridge
land, also in or close to the city. When more bridges
commonly were built in the 18th century, the city ex-
Facts about London known as panded in all directions as the mostly flat
Greater Lon- or gently rolling countryside presented no
London is don, is the obstacle to growth.
the capital of both area administered by the Greater London Au-
England and the thority. The urban sprawl of the conurbation —
United Kingdom, or Greater London Urban Area — covers a
and the largest ur- roughly similar area, with a slightly larger popu-
ban area in the lation. Beyond this is the vast London com-
European Union. muter belt..
London can be geographically de- London is a port on the Thames, a navi-
fined in a number of ways, although the gable river. The river has had a major influence
situation was once even more ambiguous on the development of the city. London began
than it is now and open to periodic legal on the Thames' north bank and for a long time
debate. At London's core is the small, an-
cient City of London which is commonly
known as 'the City' or 'the Square Mile'.
London's metropolitan area grew consid-
erably during the Victorian era and again
during the Interwar period, but expansion Ralu ca Borlan
halted in the 1940s because of World War
II and Green Belt legislation, and the area “Mihai Eminescu” National College
IXth D class
has been largely static since.
WebQuest
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