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agglomeration ![click to hear : agglomeration click to hear : agglomeration](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Vast urban concentration consisting of a city and its suburbs.
village ![click to hear : village click to hear : village](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Rural center that has a smaller population than a city.
business district ![click to hear : business district click to hear : business district](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area that contains most of the buildings in which the city’s economic activities are carried out (head offices, offices, banks, etc.).
airport ![click to hear : airport click to hear : airport](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Location that contains all the technical and commercial facilities needed to support air traffic.
golf course ![click to hear : golf course click to hear : golf course](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area of natural land designed for playing golf; it features a course of 9 or 18 holes.
railyard ![click to hear : railyard click to hear : railyard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of tracks where freight trains are reconfigured to contain cargo cars with the same destination and then dispatched.
railroad station ![click to hear : railroad station click to hear : railroad station](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.
road ![click to hear : road click to hear : road](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Communications route connecting two distant geographic points, usually urban centers.
exhibition center ![click to hear : exhibition center click to hear : exhibition center](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Building designed to hold trade shows and fairs (auto shows, book fairs, agricultural fairs, etc.).
parking area ![click to hear : parking area click to hear : parking area](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area for cars to park.
warehouse ![click to hear : warehouse click to hear : warehouse](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Building used to store merchandise.
factory ![click to hear : factory click to hear : factory](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Industrial building where machines are used to process raw materials, manufacture products and produce energy.
container terminal ![click to hear : container terminal click to hear : container terminal](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area with installations and equipment to store, sort and handle containers.
quay ![click to hear : quay click to hear : quay](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Docking area for watercraft; it is designed to allow passengers to embark and disembark and to load and unload cargo.
stadium ![click to hear : stadium click to hear : stadium](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Large building that is covered or uncovered and surrounded by grandstands; it contains a field used for athletic events.
track ![click to hear : track click to hear : track](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
A pair of parallel rails laid end to end and on which trains run.
peripheral ![click to hear : peripheral click to hear : peripheral](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
High-speed road that circles the downtown area, making it possible to divert traffic away from downtown or connect two outlying communities.
interchange ![click to hear : interchange click to hear : interchange](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Construction connecting several roads or highways that meet without crossing.
freeway ![click to hear : freeway click to hear : freeway](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Large thoroughfare with separate one-way lanes and no crossing streets; reserved for high-speed traffic.
refinery ![click to hear : refinery click to hear : refinery](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Plant where substances such as sugar and oil are processed.
landfill ![click to hear : landfill click to hear : landfill](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Site designated for waste disposal.