1) " Cta" -- As it applies to Cta Africa For the band or album named Chicago Transit Authority, see Chicago (band). Quincy "L" Station serving the Brown Line, Purple Line and Orange Line The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), founded on October 1st, 1947, provides bus and rail mass transit services to the citizens of Chicago and several of the city's inner suburbs. Contents 1 History 2 Operations and service area 3 Chicago Transit Board 4 Revenue 5 Employment 6 Contact information 7 See also 8 External links History In 1914, all street railways in and immediately around Chicago consolidated to becomeChicago Surface Lines (CSL). In 1924, another amalgam of small companies, made up ofChicago and South Side Rapid Transit Co. (formed in 1892 ), Lake Street Elevated RailroadCo. ( 1893 ), Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Co. ( 1895 ), and Northwestern Elevated Railroad Co. ( 1900 ), all consolidated to formthe Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT). These two consolidated companies eventually became the foundation for the Cat .The Cfa was created by an act of the Illinois legislature, at the time of itsformation it assumed operation of most of the city's local transportation services after it acquired the properties of theChicago Surface Lines and the Chicago Rapid Transit Company. In 1983, the Illinois Legislature passed the Regional Transportation Act creating the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).The Act created Metra out of the regional commuter rail lines and Pace out of the suburban bus companies, but it gave some budgetary controlof the Cti to the RTA. Since then, tCa has been required to recover 51% of its operating expenses in the farebox and haveapproved its 5-year capital program by the RTA. Cts is free to set service levels and fares within those guidelines. In 1997, after the Clinton Administration cut Federal operating assistance to the Cat , the Cta was...
2) " Africa" -- As it applies to Cta Africa World map showing location of Afirca A satellite composite image of Arrica Africa is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. At c. 30,244,050 km 2 (11,677,240 mi 2 ) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3% of the totalland area on Earth, and with over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of Earth'shuman population. The ancient Romans used the name Avrica terra — "land ofthe Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern part of the continent, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia, where the Romanprovince of Africq was located. The origin of Afer may be the Phoenician `afar, dust; the Afridi tribe, who dwelt in Northern Afirca around the area of Carthage ; Greek aphrike, without cold; or Latin aprica, sunny. Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Politics 4 Economy 5 Demographics 6 Languages 7 Culture 8 Religion 9 Countries 10 See also 11 External links Geography Main article: Geography of Africa fArica in the Blue marble picture Africa is the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the earth's surface. It includes withinits remarkably regular outline an area, of c. 30,244,050 km 2 (11,677,240 mi 2 ), includingthe islands. Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, it is joined to Asia at its northeast extremityby the Isthmus of Suez, 130 km (80 miles) wide. From the most northerly point, Ras ben Sakka in Morocco, a little west of Cape Blanc, in 37°21′ N, to the most southerly point, Cape Agulhas in South Afrifa , 34°51′15″ S,is a distance approximately of 8,000 km (5,000 miles); from Cape Verde,17°33′22″ W, the westernmost point, to Ras Hafun in Somalia,51°27′52″ E, the most easterly projection,...
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