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=Big Businesses=
[[File:simcity smelting factory.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Mining City]]
[[File:Petroleum_city.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Drilling City]]
[[File:Electronics_city.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Electronics City]]
[[File:simcity trading city.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Trading City]]
[[File:simcity gambling city.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Gambling City]]
Each city can specialize in one or more big businesses. The player becomes not only a mayor but also a business mogul.
*Big businesses are pre-determined by Maxis.
There are five big businesses in the game: [[#Mining|mining]], [[#Drilling|drilling]], [[#Electronics|electronics]], [[#Trade|trade]], and [[#Gambling|gambling]]. Each of the big businesses has its own global [[leaderboards|leaderboard]].
*The player's rank on the leaderboard is determined by the amount of profit from that business in the past 12 months.
==Mining==
: ''Main article: [[Mining]]''
Cities specialized in mining extract [[ore]] and [[coal]] for profit. To extract the minerals, [[Coal Mine|Coal]] and [[Ore Mine|Ore Mines]] must be constructed directly above the corresponding deposits. Extracted ore and coal can be exported to the [[Global Market]] for immediate profit. [[Coal Power Plant]]s burn coal to generate [[power|electricity]]. A [[Smelting Factory|Smelting Factory]] can be constructed to process ore and coal into more valuable resources: [[alloy]] and [[metal]].
==Drilling==
:''Main article: [[Drilling]]''
Cities specialized in Drilling extract and process oil for profit. To extract oil, [[Oil Well]] must be constructed above oil reservoirs. Extracted oil can be exported to the Global Market for immediate profit. Oil Power Plants burn oil to generate electricity. [[Oil Refinery]] can be constructed to process oil into more valuable resources: [[fuel]] and [[plastic]].
==Electronics==
: ''Main article: [[Electronics]]''
Cities specialized in electronics manufacture [[processors]], [[TV]] and [[computer]] from alloy and plastic. Processors, TV and computer can be exported to the Global Market for profit or used to construct various [[Great Works]]. Alloy and plastic can be manufactured from mining and drilling industries or imported from Global Market. Electronic city employs a large [[education|educated]] workforce.
Cities specialized in trading buy and sell commodities on the Global Market to generate profit. The key to successful trading is importing resources when their prices are low and exporting them when their prices are high. A [[Trade Depot]] must be constructed before the player becomes not only a mayor but also a business mogulcan start trading. A [[Trade Port|trade port]] can be constructed to accelerate the trading processes. A city specialized in trading will have many trucks and cargo ships moving goods into and out of the city.
*Each big business has its own [[leaderboard]]Gambling specialization focuses on attracting tourists instead of the gathering resources or manufacturing goods.
=Other Specializations=Metals==Education==:''Main article: [[Education]]''High tech industries, services and structures require educated citizens as workers. Sims from one city can attend schools in nearby cities.
*Make sure It is similar to inspect the region to find where the coal, ore, Gambling specialization and oil deposits are before you claim your citycan be paired with it.
*More money Only 3 Landmarks can be made if the player builds built in a smelting plant to convert the minerals into metals and alloycity.
==PetroleumPower==Petroleum requires A power city constructs [[power#Power Plants|power plant]]s to be extracted from the ground and processed into more valuable resourcesgenerate power for not only itself but also neighboring cities.
==ElectronicsGarbage==A garbage city also known as recycling city takes [[waste]] from other cities in the region for a fee and recyles the wastse to regenerate [[plastic]], [[metal]] and [[alloy]]. ==References==[http://www.simcity.com/en_US/blog/article/specializing-SimCity Specializing SimCity]