| Rural zones, in contrast, are generally viewed by urbanites as backlands, as dull places of unrelieved poverty. |
| This is a great opportunity to open up the backlands off the main street. |
| The Cremaq farm could hardly have existed until recently because soya would not grow on this hottest, most acidic of Brazilian backlands. |
| Pézenas, at the crossing of the lower Languedoc beaches and the backlands of the Hérault, conserves its rich history. |
| They're a group of three college students taking a road trip through the backlands of Australia. |
| Marshy backlands dominate the coastal plain, and extensive gravel fans fringe the mountains. |
