Monday, April 11, 2011

Good city and bad city

Good city:
  I haven't been to many cities in America, but I did find Chicago a good city.


  It is located in the northwest of the Illinois, on the southwest coast of the Michigan Lake which is one of the Great Lakes. Such location gives it abundant water resource.
  Iis food supply comes from the Illinois agricultural industry. 80% of the land in Illionois is used for crop production, including corn, soy beans and wheat.
  Chicago has very good public transportation. It is the third largest inter-modal port in the world after Hong Kong and Singapore. Ships could go out and get in through Saint Lawrance River and Erie Canal-Hudson River. It has two international airports, O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. Each one has around 30 minutes drive to the downtown area. It is not too close to the city that creates much noise, nor too far away that cause much inconvenience. The subway system and bus system in Chicago also makes it easy to travel around the city. It runs routinesly and the signs and station stops are clearly marked that even new comers to the city could easily find their way.
  The climate is very distinctive in each season. The average temperature in summer is 29°C to 17°C and 2°C to -11 °C in winter. There is a relatively big chance to encounter storms and blizzards in Chicago. But since it happens often, there are ways to not let such problems affect people's lives.

Bad city:
  There is no really bad city to me.If there are people living in that place, there must be something good that keeps them there. So it's only some relative bad aspects about the city that makes it bad. So to me, not having good public transportation and the tornado makes Macon a bad city to me.

  Macon is located in central Georgia. The closest international airport is Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport which is about two hours drive from Macon. Comparing with Chicago, it is very far away from the city. Since there is no public transportation like subway, it makes people hard to get there if they don't have a car. When traveling in the city, there is no clear signs about the route and time of the buses. The only way to connect with other places is driving through high ways. 
  The climate in Macon is warmer than Chicago. The average temperate ranges from 30°C to -1°C. The moste common natural disaters encountered in this area is tornado which could distroy much of the crops produced in Georgia such as peanuts, corns and soy beans. It would also destroy houses and basic constructions such as electricity supply, causing a lot of inconvenience to the people living in this area.

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