TOEFL-Wortschatz

broad area of relatively flat land

平原

large relatively flat area of high land

高原；台地

way people are spread across an area

人口分布

place with facilities for ships to load and unload

港口

nearness in space

接近；邻近；空间上的近距离

open urban space available for public use

公共广场；城市广场

shared passenger transport services open to the public

公共交通

develop an existing built site again for a changed use

重新开发；改建

area identified by shared features or a defined purpose

地区；区域

relating to a particular region

地区的；区域性的

economic and social change or improvement within a region

区域发展；地区发展

unequal conditions between geographic regions

区域差距；地区不平衡

community far from major centers or routes

偏远聚落；偏远定居点

send traffic or travelers along a different route

改变路线；使改道

person who lives in a particular place

居民；居住者

used mainly as a place to live

住宅的；居住用的

bring new economic or social activity to a place

使复兴；使恢复活力；振兴

relating to countryside outside towns and cities

农村的；乡村的

begin to live in a place for a long period

定居；安家

place where people have established a community

聚落；定居点

underground pipe or channel carrying wastewater or stormwater

下水道；排水管道

extend across a physical gap or area

跨越；横跨

having few residents relative to land area

人口稀疏的

relating to position distance and arrangement in space

空间的；空间位置或分布的

recognizable arrangement of features across space

空间格局；空间分布模式

overall physical appearance and arrangement of a street

街道景观；街道空间的整体面貌

district on or near the outer edge of a town or city

郊区；近郊居住区

relating to suburbs

郊区的

land considered by its physical character

地形；地势；特定地貌的地带