This vocabulary list is multi-functional as you will need this for your speaking and writing possibly on the topics of towns, cities and you may across this vocabulary in the reading section.
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VOCABULARY
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DEFINITION
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EXAMPLE
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Coastline
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A coastline or seashore connecting land and sea
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The biggest island near Istanbul; Buyukada is made up of
some amazing cliffs, rocky shores and beaches.
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Densely
populated
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Population density means that a large number of people
live in a very limited amount of space
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Istanbul is a densely populated city with about 20
million people living there.
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Urban
sprawl
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The spread of a city outwards into the areas that
surround the city
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Governments around the world are trying to resolve the
issue of urban sprawl.
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Overcrowding
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to fill way beyond what is usual or comfortable: to have
too many people
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Public transport is a major issue in most cities as they
are overcrowded.
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North
/ South / East / West
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NORTH: the direction that is on your left when you face
towards the rising sun. SOUTH: the direction that is on your right when you
face towards the rising sun. EAST: the direction that you face to see the sun
rise. WEST: the direction that you
face to see the sun go down
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The Black Sea lies to the north of Turkey. There are some beautiful beaches in the
south of the country. The west of
Turkey has some amazing coastlines.
The east of Turkey borders with Iran and Iraq.
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