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Inadequate = not good enough
Transportation (transport) = the type of vehicle you use to travel
Pedestrian = person walking on the street
Commute = In the noun form, this means your journey to school or
work. In the verb for, it means to travel to work or school.
Pavement = the place where pedestrians should walk on the street (not
the road).
Slums = very poor-quality housing, often without running water or
electricity.
Infrastructure = services and basic structures in an area. Infra- means
‘below;’ so the infrastructure is the ‘basic structure below’ a country, an
economy, a business or an organisation.
Overpopulated (overpopulation)= when there are too many people in
an area.
Outskirts = the edge of a city, town or village.
Isolated = separated from others
Inequality = The opposite of equality. Disparity or imbalance in
something. Often used to talk about people’s rights or living standards.
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