The Future of Cities
to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown
to edit
the environment around an area
surroundings
True or false:
A seamless project is one that has no flaws.
True
seamless - flawless, perfect
a structure built across a river or stream to hold back water
a dam
A _________________displays the size (proportion)
of each part as a percentage of a whole.
pie chart
to watch and check a situation carefully for a
period of time in order to discover something about it
to monitor
solid materials to build houses
concrete and steel
Name a concept that is gaining traction for improving urban life.
examples: sponge cities (having more green space); limiting cars in city centers; shifting to more electric vehicles, etc.
very large, everywhere (adj.)
widespread
A _____________ depicts changes over a period of time, showing data and trends.
line chart
not asked for (adj.)
unsolicited
to disturb, to trouble
to disrupt
An area where entry by vehicle is subject to payment is known as a ___________ ____________.
a toll road
not porous
impervious
A ________________________ is used to compare unlike (different) items.
bar chart
the process by which a place, especially part of a city, changes from being a poor area to a richer one, where people from a higher social class live
gentrification
to be absorbed by
to be soaked up
When someone follows suit, what do they do?
They do the same thing as someone else.
to overwhelm or flood with water
to swamp
Provide four synonyms for the verb 'to increase'.
to rise; to climb; to grow; to soar; to to boom; to go up; to expand, etc.
developed locally; especially fruits and vegetables
homegrown
to be in conflict with
to be at odds with
When you push forward, to make significant progress in your work you ____________ _____________.
forge ahead
extremely serious or urgent
dire
Provide 5 synonyms for the verb 'to decrease'.
to fall; to drop; to crash; to decline; to drop off; to collapse; to plunge; to plummet; to slump; to bottom out