City Life Flashcards

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Pros:Become familiar with different cultures, customs, and traditions

Recreational facilities

Higher standards of living in urban areas

Better health care system

Better SANITATION SERVICES

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Cons: air pollution in most MEGA cities

increased traffic jams and higher rate of crime

City life is Fast-paced, hectic, stressful and mechanical

THERE IS SO MUCH HURRY AND FLURRY Which can make life confusing

There is not much community spirit in most large cities

Most city dwellers don’t feel connected and hardly look out for each other compared with those who live in rural areas.

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2
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a town that experiences sudden economic growth

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Boom town

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3
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Megalopolis

Metropolis

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4
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Population center

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5
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a child from the inner city

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Inner city: N & Adj
the central part of a city where people live and where there are often problems because people are poor and there are few jobs and bad houses

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There is an exhibition of her photographs, mostly landscapes and cityscapes.

These new towers are ugly intrusions into the cityscape.

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Cityscape: a view or the image of the city

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7
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Overdeveloped cities such as NewYork

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Overdeveloped: having developed too much

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8
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Built-up

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A built-up area is one where there are a lot of buildings.

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