Where people live
Places
- cosmopolitan (environment)
- metropolitan (city)
- downtown
- city centre
- urban
- the suburbs / suburban areas (NOTE: when referring to the suburbs, we generally always use THE)
- rural
- the outskirts
- CBD (Central Business District)
- city hall
- coastal city
- inland city
- mountainous city
- housing
- accommodation
- housing complex
- industrial estate
- housing estate
- apartment (US) / flat (UK)
- house
- villa
- 2-storey house
- 5-level apartment building
- office tower
- skyscraper
- landmark(s) buildings
- marina
- port / harbour
- airport
- bus/train/air terminal
- urban sprawl
The people:
- city-dwellers (this is the only word that focuses specifically on people who live in cities)
- inhabitants
- citizens
- residents
- commuters
- internal migrants (people from the same country, but moving from another part of the country)
Population
- overcrowded (too many people)
- densely-populated (a lot of people in a given area)
- sparsely-populated (very few people in a given area)
- high-density housing (a lot of houses / apartments that are close together)
Life in the city
Decision makers in the city
- mayor
- the civic authorities
- city council
- local community
- neighbourhood
Quick review – what are the missing words?
- A word used to specifically describe people that live in cities.
- People who travel to work in the morning, and home in the evening.
- People who move from one part of a country to another.
- The main person in the city who makes political decisions.
- Areas where a high number of people all live in a small area of land.
- Opposite of rural
- The main area where most business is done in the city
- A city that has different influences from around the world
- Residential areas of cities, in other words, where people live
- An area with many factories
- Famous buildings that identify a city, such as the Eiffel Tower
- A very tall building
- The rapid growth of a city, often with adverse (negative) effects
- An area where a high concentration of people live
- The main area at which public transport stops or starts from
- City-dweller (not citizen or resident – the question asked specifically about people in CITIES)
- Commuters
- Internal migrants (‘migrants’ refers to people from another country)
- The mayor
- Densely populated
- Urban
- Central Business District
- Cosmopolitan
- The suburbs / Suburban areas
- Industrial estate
- Landmarks / landmark buildings
- Skyscraper
- Urban sprawl
- Housing estate
- Terminal
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