Bangkok's hotels and restaurants are major employers. Recently, ____________ of country people have found jobs there.

Overcrowding in Bangkok is a serious problem. Those leaving ____________ areas for the big city only add to the problem.

Like many major cities, Bangkok has its poorer sections. Many of the people there live in ____________, with little hope of escaping poverty.

Bangkok, with over six million people, is the country's largest city. It seems ____________ that the next largest city is only one fiftieth its size.

The name of Thailand's second largest city is Chiang Mai. It has about 165,000 ____________.

Chiang Mai is a popular destination for tourists. The wildlife ____________ there is world famous.

Thailand's mountainous northwest is home to tigers and other big cats. They hunt deer and other grass eaters that ____________ on the lower slopes.

The central part of the country is unlike the mountainous region in the northwest. Here the ____________ is flat and suitable for farming.

Few crops grow in the northeastern part of Thailand. Low ____________ and poor soil are the main reasons for this.

The southern part of Thailand is long and narrow. The ____________ is only about fifty miles across at its widest part.

Much of the southern region is made up of tropical rain forest. The ____________ of wildlife there is just one of the reasons to visit this part of the country.

A major attraction for visitors is the amazing variety of butterflies. Over five hundred ____________ kinds have been identified.

Thailand's tropical rain forest gets over two hundred inches of rain a year. This contrasts with the ____________ northeast where little rain falls.

The southernmost part of the country is popular with tourists. Many are drawn there by its sunshine and its ____________ beaches.