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The Tower Block

The high-rise apartments in which the upper-class city-dwellers reside. It has to be high-rises because every individual floor is entirely taken up by a penthouse suite. The further up in floors, the further away one gets from the noise of the city--accordingly, the higher up one lives is a fair indication of just how disgustingly wealthy they are.

The Apartment Block

Your standard apartment complex; not too fancy, but neither is it altogether bad. Unlike the Tower Block, none of the condos here are penthouses.

The Kommunalki

Because some bright spark decided that Soviet-era living was too good to let go. The kommunalki are communal-living apartments, where multiple people share the same kitchen, hallway, and bathroom. Obviously, if you live here, you can't afford anything better.

The Theatre District

The city's main center for entertainment. Includes theatres (obviously), opera houses, cinemas, museums, shopping malls, etc etc.

The Slums

Not technically a residential area, despite the name, though it is home to many homeless people. Basically a small stretch of abandoned buildings and cardboard cities, with more than one shady alleyway. This is a hotspot for crime and not a place one wants to be in the darker hours of the day.

The Business Corridor

The center of town, out of which rises the intimidating silhouette of Corporate Headquarters against the sky, and nearly past the clouds. And while it is the figure quite literally dominating the landscape, one mustn't forget that it isn't the sole business being conducted in the city. Here one can also find banks, law firms, medical centers, markets, and other assorted establishments.

The Suburbs

A variety of housing, from mansions to trailers, on the outskirts of the city. Can be reached via car, bus, taxi, or train/metro.

Top Floor

Involved almost solely in strategic planning (i.e. identifying problems and goals of the coporation, and drawing up proposals to elimate said problems and reach said goals) and giving orders to the other departments, though it is also often directly involved in communications. Typically, those who are both wealthy and the head of the government in their own respective countries find a seat of power here.

Franchising

Members of this floor oversee the company's various franchises. Unlike the Top Floor, promotions to Franchising are based more on merit than on wealth and political standing within one's own country, so it tends to be what more ambitious bottom-rung people aspire to. This is also the floor that houses HQ's design team.

Corporate Communications

If the uppermost floor is the head of HQ, then Communications is both the voice and the backbone holding it all together. Communications is in charge of delivering the messages/statements of HQ, both internally (to its employees and shareholders) and externally (to the public and government). Failure in this department means devestation for the company, and thus, only qualified elite who are otherwise not involved in government are positioned here.

Procurement (CPO)

Involved in aquiring goods and services for the business, at the lowest cost, be it aircraft or handsoap for the lavoratories. Because it involves so much strategic purchasing, a lot of collaboration goes on between it and the Top Floor...or rather, a lot of arguing goes on, with Communications acting as the middleman.

Human Resource Management

Oversees all the employees of the company, and is in charge of selecting, training, assessing, and rewarding the workforce. While HR is technically beneath Communications and Procurement, it is still in control of their salaries and job security...though its decisions can be overridden by those on the Top Floor.

Finances and Legal Department

Taxes and lawsuits. Considered the uppermost of the lower-division departments, this floor may not be home to the most exciting jobs ever, but is still the best that many can hope for. This is the point in the building where offices officially start becoming cubicles.

Marketing

Not situated in the basement, but still considered rock-bottom. This is where you go when you don't qualify as anything more than a telemarketer and/or low-level salesperson.

Information Technology Support

Better known as tech support. Despite being one of the smallest departments and a floor under Marketing, they are still somewhat more prestigious--especially when one considers that they theoretically have the power to do anything to the company's website/servers/individual computers/etc. However, they are typically more inclined to play online games than do much of anything else.

Mini-Apps

Air Temples

Includes the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western air temples.

Water Tribes

Includes the Northern, Southern, and Foggy Swamp tribes.

Earth Kingdom

The central region is dominated by a massive desert, and the capital city, Ba Sing Se, takes up almost the entire northeastern corner. The edges of the kingdom tend to be lush with forests, and as you move further inland, the geography changes to swamplands, arid mountains, the Great Divide, plains, etc.

Fire Nation

Includes the Fire Nation proper, as well as the colonies located in the Earth Kingdom.