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ED.0941_Nicole.Vivian.Snow.BlareContentsHistoryEducationGeographyCultureClimateSportsEconomyReligionTransportLeedscastleHistory1.Toponomy:originofname.2.Economicdevelopment.3.Localgovernment.4.Surburbangrowth.LEEDSCITYCOUNCILCoatofarmsMetropolitanborough（市议厅）Geography1.Thelocationonthemap：LeedshasthesecondhighestpopulationofanylocalauthoritydistrictintheUK(afterBirmingham),andthesecondgreatestareaofanyEnglishmetropolitandistrict(afterDoncaster)2.Somespecificfamousplaces：theprincipalnorth-southshoppingstreet（pedestrian‘sandQueenVictoriaStreet），MillenniumSquare，RiverAire.LOCATIONOFTHEWHOLEENGLAND.MillenniumSquareClimateLeedshasatemperateclimate,withfourdistinctseasons——1.SnowfallcanoccurfromNovember-April,butismostcommonfromJanuary-March.Whensnowfalldoesoccur,itrarelysticksonthegroundformorethanafewdays.2.SummersinLeedsareusuallymild,withanaveragehighof20°C3.HardfrostinwinteriscommonandcanoccuranytimefromOctober–April.Economy1.servicesectornowfarexceedingthatinthetraditionalmanufacturingindustries2.ThecityalsohoststheonlysubsidiaryofficeoftheBankofEnglandintheUK3.OfficedevelopmentshaveexpandedsouthoftheRiverAire.4.TourismisimportanttotheLeedseconomy,in2009Leedswasthe8thmostvisitedcityinEnglandbyUKvisitors.BridgewaterPlacealsoknownas'TheDalek'takenfromtheCityInn2009.1.Leedsisoneoftheprincipalhubsofthenorthernmotorwaynetwork.2.Pedestrianised(half).3.LeedsrebuiltrailwaystationandtheterminalofLeedsBradfordInternationalAirport.4.TheprimarymeansofpublictransportationinLeedsarethebusservices.Newrailwaystationrebuiltin2002LeedsBradfordInternationalAirportEducationFamousSchools:1.Localauthorityschools-----AllertonHighSchool,PudseyGrangefieldSchoolandRodillianSchool2.Privateschools----TheGrammarSchoolandLeedsGirls'HighSchool3.universities-----LeedsMetropolitanUniversityandParkinsonBuilding,UniversityofLeedsLeedsMetropolitanUniversityParkinsonBuilding,UniversityofLeedsCulture1.Media:BBCYorkshirestudios,2.Museums:LeedsCityMuseum,ThackrayMuseum3.Music,theatreanddance4.Carnivalsandfestivals:Leedscarnivalprocession,LeedsInternationalFilmFestivalSports1.EllandRoadStadium2.LeedsCityAthleticsClub3.LeedsRhinosrugbyleagueteamEllandroadstadiumHeadingleystadiumReligion1.StAnne'sCathedral(RomanCatholic)2.SikhTemple3.LeedsJamiaMosqueLeedscastle1.History2.Tourism:anaviary,amaze,agrotto,agolfcourseandwhatmaybetheworld'sonlymuseumofdogcollarsThanku!