Agriculture (N., U.) - the practice or science of fanning. Agricultural regions. E. g.: The northern areas of the country are unsuitable for agriculture.

Agriculture (N., U.) - the practice or science of fanning. Agricultural regions. E. g.: The northern areas of the country are unsuitable for agriculture.

Area (N., C.) - a particular part of a country, town, etc. The surrounding area (- the area around a place). E. g.: This area of the country gets only a few months of rain a year.

Be bounded by - if a country or area of land is bounded by something, such as a wall, river, etc. it has the wall, etc. at its edge. E.g., The USA is bounded in the north by Canada.

Border (N., C.) - the official line that separates two countries, or the area close to this line. E. g.:The city lies on the border between England and Wales. Along the border with (some country); cross the border. If the country borders on another country, it is next to it and shares a border with it.

Centre (N., C.) - the part of a town or city where most of the shops, restaurants, cinemas, the­atres, etc. are; a place where most of the important things happen that are connected with a particu­lar business or activity. E. g.: London is a large cultural centre.

Commerce (N., U.) - the buying and selling of goods and services. Commercial (growth, value, success, failure). E. g.: London has always been a centre of commerce.

Conquer (V., L, T.) - to take land by attacking people or win it by fighting a war. E. g.: The Normans conquered England in 1066. Conqueror (N., C.).

County (N., C.) - an area of Great Britain and some other countries that contains several towns that are governed together.

Culture (N., C., U.) — the ideas, beliefs, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a society. Culture shock - the feelings of shock and anxiety that someone has when they visit a foreign country or a new place for the first time. (U.) - activities that are related to art, music, liter­ature, etc.

Custom (N., C., U.) - something that is done by people in a particular society because it is tra­ditional. The custom of doing something; by custom / according to the custom.

District (N., C.) - a particular area of a town or the countryside; an area of a country, city etc. that has official borders. E. g.: They visited the Lake District in summer.

Economy (N., C., U.) - the system by which a country’s money and goods are produced and used, or a country considered in this way; the careful use of money, time, goods etc. so that noth­ing is wasted. Economic — connected with trade, industry, and the management of money; prof­itable. Economical - using money, time, goods, etc. carefully and without wasting any. Economics - the study of the way in which money and goods are produced and used; the way in which money influences whether a plan, business etc. will work effectively. A deepening economic crisis; economic growth / problems / policy. E. g.: New England’s economy is largely based on man­ufacturing.

Empire (N., C.) - a group of countries that are all controlled by the ruler or government of one countiy.E. g.: They studied the ancient empires of Russia and Austria.

Government (N., C.) - the group of people who govern a country or state. Local / central government; be in government (- be governing a country); under a government (= during the period of a govemment).E. g.: The government has cut back on public expenditure.

History (N., U.) - all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation. Change the course of history; make history; to go down in history; history repeats itself. Historic - a historic event or place is important because it is, or will be, remembered as part of history. A historic building / meeting. Historical - connected with the study of history; historical events, facts, people etc. that happened or existed in the past; describing or based on events in the past. A historical novel.

Industry (N., U., C.) - the production of goods. Heavy industry / light industry; a particu­lar type of industry, trade, or service. Service industries. To build up, develop (an) industry; a basic / key industry / high-tech industry. A branch of industry. To regulate industry.

Inhabit (V., T.) - if people or animals inhabit an area Or place, they live there. Inhabitant (N., C.). E. g.: The town was inhabited by fishermen.

Manufacture (V., T.) - to make or produce large quantities of goods to be sold, using machin­ery. Manufactured goods; manufacturer (N., C.); manufacturing.

Occupy (V., T.) - to live or stay in a place. E. g.: Dry lands occupy a third of the world’s surface.

Policy (N., C., U.) - a course of action that has been officially agreed and chosen by a politi­cal party, business, or other organization. Policy on (smoking); foreign policy. To follow / pursue a policy. A clear-cut, firm policy. A long-term / short-term / monetary / open-door / wait-and-see policy.

Politics (N., U.) - ideas and activities that are concerned with the gaming and using of power in a country, city; the profession of being a politician. Go inti) politics.

Popularity (N., U.) - the quality of being liked or supported by a large number of people. Gain in popularity. Popular (with somebody). E. g.: Ecotourism is gaining in popularity nowadays.

Population (N., U., C.-sing.) - the number of people living in a particular area, country; all of the people who live in a particular area; if an area is populated by a particular group of people, they live there. Densely / heavily / highly / thickly / thinly / sparsely populated.

Be situated - to be in a particular place or position. Beautifully / conveniently / pleasantly situated.

Rural (Adj.) - living, existing, or happening in an area of a country that is far away from large towns or cities; having features that are typical of areas that are far away from large towns or cities. E.g.: rural areas, rural England; a rural country, the rural beauty of Vermont.

Urban (Adj.) - connected with a town or city. The urban population. Urbanize - to build houses, towns, etc. in the countryside. Urbanization (N., U.). E. g.: A lot of people are moving to urban areas.

PHRASES AND WORD COMBINATIONS

To become prosperous; a thriving market town; a thriving commercial and financial centre; the most beautiful landmark of the city; to retain an enormous number of traditional ceremonies and many colourful events.

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