Human Geography
Wow! There are lots of people here, over 1,373,068 total, including the surrounding suburbs. The culture of the Swiss is very different from our, but similar in some ways.
Food
In Zurich, there are man types of restaurants, from high end, fancy restaurants, to family restaurants, to fast food places. The food varies with each, but there are some main things usually eaten at each meal. For example, all kinds of bread are served; at breakfast, toast with jam or butter, at lunch, usually a sandwich on any type of bread, and at dinner, bread is served with cheese.  Some other popular dishes are Burli (small bread), Fondue (usually cheese), Sauerkraut, Pasta tri colori (three colors), Zurcher Eintopf ( meat and veggies in a pot), Zurcher Geschnetzeltes (meat and potatoes).  Food is usually very expensive in Switzerland, where you pay up to 10 CHF for a burger and a drink.
(talk about chocolate and cheese)

 Burli

 Zurcher Geschnetzeltes

Zurcher Eintopf

Traditions

Most Swiss people celebrate holidays traditionally every year. Since most people are Christian, over 91% of the population, Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter are celebrated each year. There are other traditions, such as playing certain instruments, like the Alphorn, and on August 1 every year, Swiss National Day, fireworks are set off and people celebrate, much like our Fourth of July. Another popular holiday celebrated is Six O'Clock Ringing. People dress up in historical costumes and parade through the streets of the city. American holidays are celebrated, like Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, and Advent. On December 6th, it is Santa Claus Day, when Santa comes and gives children gifts like chocolate, oranges. It is a tradition for children to leave their shoes outside to be filled with small treats.

A street in Zurich decorated for Swiss National Day.

Religion

Most people are Christian in Switzerland. They make up the bulk of the population, and people are equally divided between the Christian religions of Catholicism and Protestantism. The newest religion increase are in Islam, who now make up 4% of the population. 

Famous Landmarks

Lake Zurich- Lake Zurich is on the tip of Zurich, Switzerland. It is a popular tourist attraction and known to be a calm, serene place for a walk.

Kunsthaus Museum- This museum is full of modern and fine art. They have certain exhibits that are temporary, but over 4000 paintings, sculptures, ect.

 Fraumünster Gothic Church- This church is a popular tourist attraction, with the largest organ in Europe and gorgeous stained glass windows.

Fraumunster Gothic Church

Landesmuseum- This museum, also know as the Swiss National Museum, is a historical attraction that details Switzerland's history.

Lindenhof- This historical site of the Roman Castle is located in the old town of Zurich.

Lindenhof Castle

St Peter's Church- This church is one of the main churches in Zurich and located next to Lindenhof. It has the largest church clock face in Europe, with a diameter of 20 feet.


Languages
Most of the people in Zurich speak a dialect of German, called Swiss German. It is very similar to German, but has some variations on words. Currently in Switzerland people speak German 63.7%, French 20.4%, and Italian 6.5%.


Music
In a city like Zurich, people listen to all kinds of different music.


Folk instruments- Schwyzerörgeli (a type of accordion), the Hackbrett (hammered dulcimer) and the Trümpi (Jew's Harp)


Classical Music- Usually played at religious festivals.


Rock/Jazz/Pop- There are lots of music festivals for these types of music, especially jazz, but people mainly listen to whatever kind of music they want to.


Dress
People in Zurich mainly dress in Western style clothing, like us, but there are some traditional costumes common at festivals and parades that show off detailed embroidery.

This shows some of the traditional Swiss embroidery. 

This is a traditional women's dress, that would be worn at a festival.