City Scenes


What are cities like in your country?


In many countries around the world, more and more people live in cities.
Cities share many characteristics, but are also different from country to country.

Mexico
Mexico’s cities are modern but have traditional India and Spanish influences. The most important buildings are around a central square, which also server as a place to meet with friends. There are outdoor marketplaces, where people can find almost anything they need. On Sundays, parks are a popular place for family outing. Many people move to México City from rural areas. It has a lot of excitement, but also lots of traffic and air pollution.

Japan
Japan’s cites also have a mix of traditional and modern characteristics. There are tall office and apartment buildings as well as traditional wooden house. Many people prefer to live near the center of cities, but because house there are expansive, they often commute from suburbs. Traffic, pollution, and crowds are problems.
However, there is little crime, and eve very crowded cities have many park and gardens.

Australia
Although 80% of Australians live near cities, the cities are not as large as those in some other countries. Most people live is house in suburbs-not in apartments. The suburbs usually have their own churches, schools, and shopping centers. In large cities, like Sydney, the suburbs are often far from the center of town. Because many people commute to work, traffic is slow and there are many traffic jams.