Rural, Suburban, and Urban (BPJr.)

Which of these sentences shares an OPINION?

• Living in the city is more fun than living on a farm.

• Over 3 million people live in Los Angeles, California.

• Buildings in rural areas are spread out.

• Many people work in the city.

What might happen if a city becomes too crowded?

• Everyone would become farmers.

• Most people would move into houseboats.

• It would be easy to find an apartment.

• Some people might move to the suburbs.

Chris lives in a tall apartment building. He rides the subway to work. Where do you think he lives?

• On a farm

• In a forest

• In a suburb

• In a city

What is TRUE about rural areas?

• Rural areas do not have schools.

• Rural areas do not have skyscrapers (really tall buildings).

• Rural areas do not have cars.

• Rural areas do not have people.

Put the areas below in order from MOST crowded to LEAST crowded.

• suburban, urban, rural

• rural, suburban, urban

• urban, suburban, rural

• urban, rural, suburban

What might happen if many people moved to a suburb?

• The suburb would grow bigger.

• The suburb would turn into a rural area.

• The suburb would have less traffic.

• Nothing would change.

Where could you learn about the earth's population?

• an almanac-a handbook, typically published annually, containing information of places.

• a dictionary- a book to find words and their definitions

• a thesaurus-a place to find synonyms of words

• a globe- a spherical representation of the earth

Where of these events happens FIRST?

• More people move to the suburb to work at the company.

• More houses are built for the growing number of people.

• The suburb grows bigger.

• A large company moves its offices to a small suburb.

In which area would you find a large space with a small population?

• Urban

• Suburban

• Rural

• Cities

Why might people want to move from the cities to suburban areas?

• Because they want to live in a skyscraper.

• Because they want to live in a less crowded area.

• Because they want to become farmers.

• Because they want to live near stores, museums, and subways.