Exploring Our Communities

What is a community?

• A single family home

• A group of people living together

• A place where animals live

• A type of building

What is diversity in a community?

• Having many schools

• Different types of jobs

• Variety of cultures and backgrounds

• Only one type of building

What is an institution in a community?

• A type of car

• A park or museum

• A type of animal

• A single house

Who helps to keep the community safe?

• Teachers

• Policemen and firefighters

• Postal workers

• Farmers

What is the role of community leaders?

• To make laws

• To teach children

• To collect trash

• To build houses

What is a characteristic of urban communities?

• Few people

• Lots of open space

• Many apartment buildings

• No businesses

How do people typically travel in urban communities?

• By airplane

• Using public transportation

• By farming vehicles

• Only by walking

What is a suburb?

• A type of urban community

• A community with a small population

• A community outside a city with more open space

• A community with no schools

What makes a community rural?

• Many people

• Many schools

• Lots of buildings

• Wide open spaces and fewer people

Why are rural communities important?

• They are very crowded

• They have a lot of buildings

• They produce food for urban and suburban areas

• They have many schools