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*If you want to mine [[ore]]s or drill [[oil]], avoid constructing buildings on top of deposits. [[Coal Mine|Mines]] and [[Oil Well|wells]] also produce pollution and lower the land value of nearby areas. Be sure to keep high wealth residential zones away from these dirty locations.
The wind data map shows the blue arrows that indicate the direction of the wind blowing over your city.
*[[Air Pollution|Air pollution]] is an important source of [[happiness|unhappiness]] for your Sims. Air pollution follows the direction of the wind through the city. Be sure to construct [[Coal Power Plant|coal]] and [Oil Power Plant|oil power plant]]s and level 1 tech industrial buildings at the edge of your city, in the direction of the blue arrows.
===Laying Roads===
[[Roads]] are the essential building blocks of a city. They carry not only traffic but also water, [[power]] and sewage through your city. Roads must be constructed before [[zones]] and [[ploppables|structures]] can be built.
