Understanding Communities

Which community are you a part of at home?

(a)  

• Your family.
• Your school.

• Your neighborhood.

• Your city.

Who is included in your school community?

• Other students and teachers.

• Your family members.

• Your neighbors.

• Your pets.

What is one example of a local community?

• Neighborhood.

• Forest.

• Ocean.

• Mountain.

Why do people in communities work together?

• To meet each other's needs

• To compete with each other

• To live alone

• To avoid making friends

What do communities help provide for their citizens?

• Material well-being

• Isolation

• Conflict

• Loneliness

What do people in communities share to help meet their needs?

• Resources

• Secrets

• Enemies

• Problems

Why did early American settlers create communities?

• To practice their religion freely

• To avoid each other

• To create conflict

• To live in isolation

What do laws in a community help create?

• Order and protect people's rights

• Chaos and confusion

• Isolation and loneliness

• Conflict and arguments

Who helps make laws in a community?

• Government leaders

• Children

• Pets

• Aliens

What do community members do to improve their community?

• Work together and help others

• Ignore each other

• Create problems

• Fight with each other