The World, Explained · 45 sec
Infrastructure
A small piece of context that makes the wider world easier to read.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function.
- How it works
Infrastructure is composed of public and private physical structures such as roads, railways, bridges, airports, public transit systems, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, and
- Why it matters
telecommunications (including Internet connectivity and broadband access).
Why this matters
Use Infrastructure as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
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Use Infrastructure as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Infrastructure?
- The useful idea — correct
- How it works
- Why it matters
Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function.