Vocabulary Confusion: Area - District - Region

Fill in area, district or region:

1. The courts of the American federal system are divided into 94 judicial _______ .

2. An _______ which is presently forest is planned to be used for building a new shopping mall.

3. Amsterdam's red-light _______ is one of the few places in the world where prostitution is perfectly legal.

4. The country covers a total _______ of over 1,725 square kilometers.

5. There is a large play _______ for the children near the entrance to the housing complex.

6. Greater Toronto is the most densely populated _______ in Canada.

7. It is important to keep birds away from the _______ around airports so that they don't get sucked into jet engines.

8. Nearly half the _______ of the Netherlands is below sea level.

9. A recent study has shown housework chores to be a major _______ of dispute between spouses.

10. We went on a wonderful tour of the wine-producing _______ of France last summer.

11. A window is an _______ of the computer screen where you can see the contents of a folder, file or program.

12. He is an expert in the _______ of the reduction of pollution in the air.

13. We are opening our factory in the industrial _______ on the suburbs of the town.

14. We are thinking of moving our used CD store into a neighboring _______ where there are more young people.

15. Police in the _______ know that drugs are being sold in this area, but so far they have been unable to gather enough proof to charge anyone.

16. The _______ superintendent is coming to talk with the principal today about problems with violence in the school.

17. On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew jet airliners into the World Trade Center in the heart of the financial _______ of New York City.

18. Thailand is divided into 76 provinces, which are further divided into over 800 _______ .

19. More than one million stray dogs and 500,000 stray cats live in the New York City metropolitan _______ .

20. There are very limited differences in English pronunciation in the _______ of Canada.

21. Quebec is the world's principal maple syrup producing _______ .

22. The rebels are hiding out in a remote mountainous _______ of the country.

23. Mosquitoes have been found in the coldest _______ of Siberia.

24. There are six important oil producing _______ in the world.

25. Natural landscapes are greatly influenced by both the rock structure of a _______ and its climate.

26. There is no spacious _______ here to play baseball.

Answers

1. The courts of the American federal system are divided into 94 judicial districts.

2. An area which is presently forest is planned to be used for building a new shopping mall.

3. Amsterdam's red-light district is one of the few places in the world where prostitution is perfectly legal.

4. The country covers a total area of over 1,725 square kilometers.

5. There is a large play area for the children near the entrance to the housing complex.

6. Greater Toronto is the most densely populated region in Canada.

7. It is important to keep birds away from the area around airports so that they don't get sucked into jet engines.

8. Nearly half the area of the Netherlands is below sea level.

9. A recent study has shown housework chores to be a major area of dispute between spouses.

10. We went on a wonderful tour of the wine-producing regions of France last summer.

11. A window is an area of the computer screen where you can see the contents of a folder, file or program.

12. He is an expert in the area of the reduction of pollution in the air.

13. We are opening our factory in the industrial district on the suburbs of the town.

14. We are thinking of moving our used CD store into a neighboring district where there are more young people.

15. Police in the district know that drugs are being sold in this area, but so far they have been unable to gather enough proof to charge anyone.

16. The district superintendent is coming to talk with the principal today about problems with violence in the school.

17. On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew jet airliners into the World Trade Center in the heart of the financial district of New York City.

18. Thailand is divided into 76 provinces, which are further divided into over 800 districts.

19. More than one million stray dogs and 500,000 stray cats live in the New York City metropolitan area.

20. There are very limited differences in English pronunciation in the regions of Canada.

21. Quebec is the world's principal maple syrup producing region.

22. The rebels are hiding out in a remote mountainous region of the country.

23. Mosquitoes have been found in the coldest regions of Siberia.

24. There are six important oil producing regions in the world.

25. Natural landscapes are greatly influenced by both the rock structure of a region and its climate.

26. There is no spacious area here to play baseball.