Reading: Seattle

Read the article in the link, and then aswer the questions. Type in the answers below. Good luck!

I. Introduction
http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Seattle-Introduction.html

1. What is the nickname of Seattle?

2. What kinds of services does Seattle offer now and then?

3. How is the weather in Seattle?


II.  Geography
http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Seattle-Geography-and-Climate.html

3. What rivers and mountains surround Seattle?

4. What are the weathers like in winter and in summer?

5. How is the weathe rusually like in Seattle?


III. History
http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Seattle-History.html

6. When the European settler first came here in 1851, they stayed Alki Point and then moved on to another place. Where is this place called?

7. Why did they name the city "Seattle"?

8. In 1889, what happened?  And how did this event change the look of the city, especially to the building?

9.  In the last decade of the 19th century, why did Seattle become the main port for both land and sea?

10. Which company, estalished in 1916, become an important industry for Seattle?

11. Which international event took place in Seattle in 1962 and made Seattle a tourist and entertainment center?

12. Which Canadian city is Seattle close to?