City or Suburb?

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Many people live in a city. Their homes are close together. Cities have business and factories， too. There are tall office buildings and lots of places to work. Often people live in the suburbs and they have jobs in the city.

Suburbs are the areas around a city. They have lots of houses. These homes have more space between them. The yards are bigger. Suburbs have more space. So big shopping malls are often found there.

City streets have sidewalks and streetlights. Some of the streets may be “one way”. This means you can only drive in one direction. It is uncommon to find these things in a suburb.

There are other differences， too. The people in the city can walk to many places. Children may walk to school. The people in the suburbs often must drive to get places. So most children in a suburb ride school buses.