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Cities&infrastructre
IELTS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tax incentives | reductions in tax to encourage people to do or buy something |
| communal car-pooling | a voluntary system for people to travel in a shared car, to reduce fuel use |
| civic pride | the pride felt in the town/city where you live, its people and infrastructure |
| urban sprawl | the situation where a city expands and buildings are constructed without control or laws |
| hinterland | the area around a city affected by its development |
| bottleneck | place where congestion regularly happens |
| conurbations | very large cities which have absorbed other towns |
| transport hubs | centres where many routes converge |
| innovations | new ideas or things |
| longevity | tendency to have a long life expectancy |