England by Noora alzaabi https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o UNITED KINGDOM en-us 2016-01-31 08:09:14 UTC 2023-02-28 19:29:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/earth.jpg Geography h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94380162 If you’re going to  at the map, England belongs to European countries below Scotland and north of France. London also referred to as Greater London is the capital and most populous city out of 9 regions of England and the second most populous in the whole Europe after Paris. It is also the largest urban in European Union. It was founded by Romans during 43 AD and the name London derive from the man named Londinium who first settle in there. London Bridge was built 50 AD made by woods.  The London underground was the oldest underground railway network in the world.

]]> 2016-02-10 16:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94380162 Demography h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94395960 According to the national statistics during mid-2014 there are 8, 538, 689  living in London. The land area is 2.9 kilometer square (1.2 sq. mi).  The inner and outer London was split by the River Thames which flows through crosses from east to south west city.
   Religion in London (2011 census)[189]  
  Religion   |  |  |   Percent(%)   | 
  Christian   |        |   48.4%  
  No religion   |        |   20.7%  
  Muslim   |        |   12.4%  
  Undeclared   |        |   8.5%  
  Hindu   |        |   5.0%  
  Jewish   |        |   1.8%  
  Sikh   |        |   1.5%  
  Buddhist   |        |   1.0%  
  Other   |        |   0.6%  ]]> 2016-02-10 17:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94395960 Language h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94398583 There are 300 languages spoken due to immigrants settling in there. There are also different religions which brought by people who migrates there. Below picture shows variety of races and ethnic groups that lives in London.
                                                                              2011 United Kingdom Census  
  Country of birth   |   Population  
  
United Kingdom   |   5,175,677  
  
India   |   262,247  
  
Poland   |   158,300  
  
Ireland   |   129,807  
  
Nigeria   |   114,718  
  
Pakistan   |   112,457  
  
Bangladesh   |   109,948  
  
Jamaica   |   87,467  
  
Sri Lanka   |   84,542  
  
France   |   66,654  
  ]]> 2016-02-10 17:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94398583 Social media h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94533688 Internet users as a percentage of the total population shows to be a large 89%. Most importantly, 59% of the UK population have active social media accounts with 32 million accessing these accounts through a mobile device. Facebook is the top active social network platform at 43% and Instagram surprisingly comes last at only 8%. Facebook Messenger is the top active ‘chat app’ whereas Snapchat comes last at only 6%. Overall, 30% of the UK population appear to be using social media apps. It is clear Facebook continues to be successful in the UK and that the number of users accessing social media through mobile devices is on the rise.


]]> 2016-02-11 09:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94533688 h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94534573 2016-02-11 09:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94534573 Economy h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94535343 London is known to be the world’s leading financial center. The City of London is home to the Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, and Lloyd's of London insurance market. Over half of the UK's top 100 listed companies and over 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies have their headquarters in central London. 





Canary Wharf is one of the biggest financial centers in Europe and is home to some of the UK's tallest buildings.





Also contain 4 world heritages:


  1. Tower of London 
  2. Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey 
  3. Kew garden
  4.  
  5. Greenwich



London is also known to be the world cultural center for it was home to numerous museum, galleries and libraries. It is also known to have the largest number of billonnaires (72 resides). London is also the most expensive city but still it is also one of the most visited place in the world.


]]> 2016-02-11 09:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94535343 Radio station h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94535527 There are numerous radio stations in England and in different categories. Below are major stations and sub-station also in different language:


  • 26 national analogue and digital station
  • 13 semi-national and digital station
  • 40 local and regional station
  • 150 local commercial radio
  • 33 student and school radio station
  • 38 hospital station
  • 16 satellite radio station 


]]> 2016-02-11 09:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94535527 TV station h00226806 https://padlet.com/h00226806/5q56vu3sa27o/wish/94535679 Below are the major channels in England. There are specific channel that you can watch and some are in different language for migrants.


  • 5 public service channel ( BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C)
  • 21 multi-channel
  • 13 local channel in specific area of London
  • 17 religious channel
  • 16 shopping channel
  • 5 for games, dating and specialists
  • 9 for adult channel
  • 18 for other news channel
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