Journal

=SimCity Journal =

Journal Day 1
My city hit off well, and I already started to make about $500 a year! It's growing fast, but not too fast, which is perfect for me. I think I am handling the grid pattern pretty well and there aren't too many black spots, which is great.

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 * 3 cities with grid pattern:**
 * 3 cities without grid pattern:**

Journal Day 2


My city is going fabulously! I'm making over $1,000 a year, to maybe even $2,000! Well, I spend it all right away, to expand, but the pointis, I'm doing great (for a girl). Everything is flowing nicely and I'm not having many problems.

Definitions: //Grid-// A grid is a system of parallel lines that are used in maps or charts. //Commerce-// Commerce are goods exchanged between countries. //Industry-// Industry is businesses that produce certain goods. //Residence-// Residence is the location of the main office of a business or a large corporation. //Zoning-// Zoning is dividing areas into different zones, to restrict the number and types of buildings being built there. //Property tax-// Property tax is a tax on real or personal property. //Recreation-// Recreation is something you can do that is enjoyable to a particular person or group. //Mayor-// A mayor is the leader of a city or town //Alderman-// An alderman is a member of the city council. //Common council-// Common council is a legislative body of a particular city, which passes laws for that city. They also deal with problems in that city.

Journal Day 3




My city is still going very well. It's growing steadily and strongly. I have water running to every little place, and hardly any bad spots. My education level is going up, and it'll be near 100 soon!

Zoning Around my School: Around my school is a total residential area. There are single-family houses and two-family houses, and even a couple multi-family ones. A little farther away from my school, there are some commercial areas where local businesses and shopping stores are located. Even though there aren't too many, there are two industrial zones near school. Not too far away from my school, there is a large commercial zone, filled with fast food and other shopping places.

Journal Day 4


My city's getting really big! My land is almost halfway filled up! My people seem pretty happy, too. There are hardly any gray spots, and my education level is really close to 100 percent now! I have a sea port now, and more schools, plus a couple of parks. I have to keep building to keep up with the needs of my citizens, but I am making sure I run power lines and water pipes through everything, to keep it alive.

Nuclear Power Plants: Nuclear power plants depend on atomic energy. They heat water into pressurized steam that makes a turbine engine work. The difference between a nuclear power plant and a different one is the way the water is heated. When an atom is split into to parts, nuclear fission happens, which is the key to running the power plant. That's because this creates radiation.

To turn this nuclear fission into electrical energy, the power plant operators must control the energy and allow it to heat water into steam. This is when uranium is enriched, and after this steam goes off, little pellets are created from the enriched uranium. The power plant workers then arrange these pellets into long rods, which are then collected into bundles. Then those are submerged in water in a pressure vessel.

Then, since the rods are hot, they turn the water they are submerged in, into steam, and then through a heat exchanger and into a second loop of water to steam, and then it powers the turbine.

Journal Day 5


I didn't build much today. I'm just trying to keep my city under control and calm. Everything is still doing fantastic, but not much has changed since yesterday. I make over $3,000 a year, but I don't have a lot of money because every time I get paid, I spend more money on building new things for my city.

Milwaukee's Water Supply System: Milwaukee's water comes from Lake Michigan. The water from Lake Michigan flows into the Milwaukee Water Works treatment plant. It then goes through something called Ozone Disinfection, which destroys the disease-causing bacteria in the water, controls odor, and also taste. Next, the water goes through the coagulation process where particles in the water come together to form bigger particles. The coagulant alum mixes into the water. Then, the water goes through settling, where solid particles are removed from the water. The water is then filtered through anthracite coal and crushed sand so as to remove all of the smaller particles that couldn't be removed with the larger ones. After the water is filtered, chlorine is added to it, to cleanse. After this, the water then goes through fluoridation, which is proven to help your teeth. When all of this is done, the water is stored in underground tanks, waiting to some to you. Before this, though, the water goes through chloramine protection and corrosion control. Corrosion control prevents lead and copper from coming into the water, and chloramine protection makes ammonia changes the chlorine to disinfect bacteria.

Journal Day 6


I still don't have a lot of money. I only have about $20,000, and I keep spending right away. I'm just glad I have some money at least. I've started to build across the river. At first I was scared, and right now my power on that side isn't working very well, but it's doing better than I thought.


 * Milwaukee
 * Green Bay
 * Pittsburgh
 * New York City
 * Chicago
 * Atlanta
 * Kansas City
 * San Diego
 * Jacksonville
 * Oakland
 * St. Louis
 * Detroit
 * Denver
 * Minnesota
 * Indianapolis
 * L.A.
 * Portland
 * Boston
 * Cincinnati
 * Orlando
 * Houston

Journal Day 7


In the end, my water and power started failing, but everything ended good enough for me. I didn't have a lot of money, but I could have if I wanted to. I was making almost $4,000 a year with 5% tax rate, so I think that was pretty good, don't you? I didn't really have a downtown area or anything, nor did I have any subways or highways, but I did the best I could with the allotted time. Normally, I'm not that into this kind of stuff, so I think I did a good job, and I give myself a pat on the back. My city seems happy enough.


 * My City || Milwaukee ||
 * Zoning || Mostly commercial is located next to residential so as to make pollution less and jobs more. || Industrial located next to residential. ||
 * Water || Has a river running through the middle. || River is next to the city. ||
 * Departments || I have three police stations and three fire departments in my city. || Milwaukee has seven police stations and thirty-nine fire stations. ||
 * Size || My city's population is 26,000. || Milwaukee's population is 602,191 ||
 * Land Value || In my city, the land near the lake and river have more value. || In Milwaukee, the houses and condos near the lake are expensive. ||
 * Transportation || In my city, I have cars and airports. || Milwaukee uses cars, highways, railroads, airports, shuttles, and busing for transportation. ||
 * Parks || In my city, parks are near the residential areas, so as to make the people happier. || Milwaukee has many parks by Lake Michigan, and near the airport. ||
 * Downtown || My town does not have a specific downtown area, only shopping places scattered through the residential areas. || Milwaukee has a downtown that contains shopping centers, condos near the lake front, and museums. ||
 * Public Schools || My city has an education rate of 96 in year 2012. || Milwaukee has 210 public schools in the whole city. ||