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    n. pl.Noun (plural)Geographic regions located outside towns and cities, characterized by low population density and agricultural landscapes.
    Many people are moving from urban centers to rural areas for a quieter life.

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    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • Solar farms in rural areas can take up valuable agricultural land and disrupt diverse ecosystems.

      Solar farms in rural areas can take up valuable agricultural land and disrupt diverse ecosystems.

    • And over the past several years as the US has ramped up solar power generation, the vast majority of solar arrays have been built in rural areas.

      And over the past several years as the US has ramped up solar power generation, the vast majority of solar arrays have been built in rural areas.

    B1

    Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan

    42:05Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
    • the rural areas. So the idea is that you come all together to say hey this should not have

      the rural areas. So the idea is that you come all together to say hey this should not have

    A2

    Why South Africa is still so segregated

    10:16Why South Africa is still so segregated
    • Bantustans were rural areas and had underdeveloped economies.

      Bantustans were rural areas and had underdeveloped economies.

    B2

    What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ

    05:34What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ
    • That's especially true in the rural areas.

      That's especially true in the rural areas.

    B1

    How the US created an ambulance crisis

    06:52How the US created an ambulance crisis
    • Rural areas often struggle to get the same level of service as more populated regions.

      Rural areas often struggle to get the same level of service as more populated regions.

    • Rural areas often struggle to get the same level of service as more populated regions.

      Rural areas often struggle to get the same level of service as more populated regions.

    B1

    Training Self-Driving Cars | March 26, 2025

    10:00Training Self-Driving Cars | March 26, 2025
    • And now, high-speed, unmarked roads in rural areas, which sometimes have very few signs, have become the next challenge in testing driverless cars.

      And now, high-speed, unmarked roads in rural areas, which sometimes have very few signs, have become the next challenge in testing driverless cars.

    • And now high-speed, unmarked roads in rural areas, which sometimes have very few signs, have become the next challenge in testing driverless cars.

      And now high-speed, unmarked roads in rural areas, which sometimes have very few signs, have become the next challenge in testing driverless cars.

    B2

    We used to MAIL CHILDREN? | Strange US History

    04:27We used to MAIL CHILDREN? | Strange US History
    • In the early 1900s, many people in rural areas had at least a friendly relationship with their mailman, as he was their main bridge to communicating with those far away.

      In the early 1900s, many people in rural areas had at least a friendly relationship with their mailman, as he was their main bridge to communicating with those far away.

    • In the early 1900s, many people in rural areas had at least a friendly relationship with their mailman, as he was their main bridge to communicating with those far away.

      In the early 1900s, many people in rural areas had at least a friendly relationship with their mailman, as he was their main bridge to communicating with those far away.

    B1

    Rural Japan is Dying (but maybe it doesn't have to...)

    15:53Rural Japan is Dying (but maybe it doesn't have to...)
    • A story of the countless people and youth across Japan keeping these rural areas alive, or even bringing them back.

      A story of the countless people and youth across Japan keeping these rural areas alive, or even bringing them back.

    • There's a story that isn't being told here, a story of the countless people and youth across Japan keeping these rural areas alive, or even bringing them back.

      There's a story that isn't being told here, a story of the countless people and youth across Japan keeping these rural areas alive, or even bringing them back.

    A2

    Why is Iran’s economy struggling? | BBC News

    18:10Why is Iran’s economy struggling? | BBC News
    • Household spending in big cities is down 30% since its 2008 peak, and in rural areas, it is down more than 50%.

      Household spending in big cities is down 30% since its 2008 peak, and in rural areas, it is down more than 50%.

    • Household spending in big cities is down 30 percent since its 2008 peak and in rural areas it is down more than 50 percent.

      Household spending in big cities is down 30 percent since its 2008 peak and in rural areas it is down more than 50 percent.

    B1

    Why the East Ends of (Most) Cities are Poorer

    06:32Why the East Ends of (Most) Cities are Poorer
    • Northern hemisphere cities have outsourced industrial pollution to the developing world and rural areas like the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, and radical environmentalists like Richard Nixon have passed laws to slow down how much poison we pump into the air.

      Northern hemisphere cities have outsourced industrial pollution to the developing world and rural areas like the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, and radical environmentalists like Richard Nixon have passed laws to slow down how much poison we pump into the air.

    • Northern hemisphere cities have outsourced industrial pollution to the developing world and rural areas like the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska,

      Northern hemisphere cities have outsourced industrial pollution to the developing world and rural areas like the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska,

    B1