Social Studies: A Community

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A Community

Open Ended

How would you define a Community?

What does the map tell you about this community?

Multiple Choice

Choose the list that is ordered from smallest to largest.

• street, city, state, country

• country, state, city, street

• city, street, state, country

• street, city, country, state

Open Ended

Describe your community. Include your street, city, state, and country.

Multiple Choice

What does the sign mean?

• crosswalk

• no parking

• bus stop

• no left turn

• airport

Multiple Choice

What does the sign mean?

• no left turn

• airport

• bathrooms

• hospital

• emergency exit

Multiple Choice

What does the sign mean?

• bus stop

• hospital

• airport

• emergency exit

• crosswalk

Multiple Choice

What does the sign mean?

• bathrooms

• emergency exit

• no left turn

• bus stop

• no parking

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• hospital

• emergency exit

• bathrooms

• crosswalk

• no parking

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• no left turn

• crosswalk

• no parking

• bus stop

• hospital

Multiple Choice

What does the sign mean?

• no parking

• no left turn

• bathrooms

• emergency exit

• crosswalk

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• hospital

• airport

• bathrooms

• bus stop

• crosswalk

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Multiple Choice

A community is where you live, work, and play.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

You belong to only one community.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

A city is in an urban area.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

A town has more people than a city.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Areas outside of towns and cities are rural areas.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Texas is a state.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The United States is a state.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

You need help from a doctor. What community sign do you look for?

Multiple Choice

You want to take a bus. What community sign do you look for?

Multiple Choice

You need to use the bathroom. What community sign do you look for?

Multiple Choice

You need to cross the street. What community sign do you look for?

Multiple Choice

You want to go to the airport. What community sign do you look for?

Multiple Choice

You need to leave a building in an emergency. What community sign do you look for?

Open Ended

What are some other community signs you are familiar with? Think of at least 5.