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=="What makes these places so interesting?"==

Physical Features
Paris is actually divided into two by the Seine River. It runs right through the middle of the city. It may not seem it, but Paris is made up of a lot of different cultures, and the city is not afraid to start new things. Paris has the Eiffel Tower, of course, and it also has many beautiful buildings within the city, such as the [|Notre Dame Cathedral]. Paris is also home to the [|Palace de la Bastille]. Now France is bordered by the Swiss Alps. Also the Paris Basin is very significant in the Northern part of France. More mountains are located to the South, and they are the Pyrenees Mountains. The French say that these mountains are more impressive than the Swiss Alps. France is also covered by some major rivers that are a spectacular view.

Cultural Features
Paris is a city that loves art and music. There are countless amounts of art placed around the city that can interest anyone. They have some celebrations as well, such as Bastille Day, the circus of Tomorrow, and many others. They are also big on the bars and pubs to entertain themselves and unwind after their day of hard work. They have many art museums that are in the city that have numerous amounts of sculptures, paintings and different buildings that are pieces of art. There official language is French and it is the most widely spoken language. There is some English thrown in, but it is mostly French.

France has had many musicians in the past and they have contributed some beautiful music. For example, they gave us Debussy, who wrote Clair De Lune. It has a very soft and flowing tune to it that is very calming. Paris, and France in general pride themselves on their music. They love to listen to music, and they in fact like all types of music, mostly classical.

[|Click to listen to Debussy's Clair De Lune]

Physical Features
Dubai too has a river or creek as they call it that divides them as well. They have the Dubai Creek, which divides them into the Deira, which is the northern part, and the Bur Dubai, which is it's southern part. It is in a unique location, which allows it to be by all the Gulf States. They also can get to South Asia and East Africa easily by traveling by land or sea.

Cultural Features
Dubai actually loves sports. They have some very unique and different sports that they are involved in. They have Falconry, Camel Racing, and [|dhow sailing]. In the United Arab Emirates, school is required for children ages 6 to 12. More than half of the population of the Emirates has come from people wanting to work in their oil industry. They have a nice oil production, and that has helped them have a pretty nice standard of living and that is what has caused all the people to come over to work in their industry. The people of the Emirates are Asain, Arab, Iranian, and Emiri, which is what the people who live in the Emirates are called.