Blog Post #12 "Waiting for David"

What does the following quote from the chapter tell you about the city?

"That was one thing about being outside the city:It made all that nature stuff they taught in school seem a lot more useful. She remembered now how rainwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground..."

The city makes you not able to see the stars and trees and nature things. They teach the Uglies about nature, but they never see it. So what is the point?!!