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Geographical Location London is a city in England, which is located in the east of Europe. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:England_Map_Europe.PNG

Geographical Location London is located in the southeast section of England. The river running through it is the Thames. The Thames River http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_London_UK_ward_map_%28blank%29.svg

Population: 8,615,000 An increase of around 70 people per year. http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/maps-diagrams/fig-1-01.jsp

Population: Immigrants Population: 12.5% of the United Kingdom's population is living in London, which is 0.6% of the land area. Immigrants, mainly made up of people seeking safety from the conflicts occurring in their own country. Examples include Libya, Zimbabwe, and Syria. Less emigrants: loans are more expensive to take out – makes more sense to stay INCENTIVE http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/migration-statistics-quarterly-report/august-2011/msqr.html

Historical Importance Transport Goods People Settlement Border between the Belgic tribes and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the past, the Thames river was famous for being dirty, but now it is said to be one of the cleanest rivers in the world. Transportation since the middle ages http://kathleen-duffy.suite101.com/the-first--river-thames-frost-fair-of-1683-a187964

Current Importance Transport Tourism Resource extraction Industry Wildlife Settlement Tourism: sailing, kayaking The Thames contains both saltwater and freshwater http://www.visitlondon.com/areas/river/

Current Problems In 2009, the UK allowed raw sewage to be poured into the Thames River. According to one of my sources, 52 million cubic metres of untreated sewage and rainwater enter the Thames river every year. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/09/river-thames-pollution-european-union

Current Problems Pollution Attractiveness

Future Coastal Issues Flash Floods Rising Sea Level news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3536000/3536648.stm

References CIA. (2012, April 13). United Kingdom. Retrieved from https:// www.cia.gov/‌library/‌publications/‌the-world-factbook/‌geos/‌ uk.html Focus on London - population and migration. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/applications/focus- london-population-and-migration Mulholland, H. (2009, October 9). UK faces European court for allowing raw sewage to enter Thames. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/‌politics/‌2009/‌ oct/‌09/‌river-thames-pollution-european-union Storm sewage kills river’s fish. (2004, August 4). BBC. Retrieved from news.bbc.co.uk/‌cbbcnews/‌hi/‌uk/‌ newsid_3536000/‌ 3536648.stm Wikipedia. (2012, April 23). River Thames. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/‌wiki/‌River_Thames

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