Understanding Maps and Neighborhoods

What is the primary purpose of reading informational texts?

• To entertain the reader

• To provide facts about a topic

• To confuse the reader

• To tell a fictional story

How is a town different from a city?

• A town has more skyscrapers than a city

• A town is smaller and has fewer people than a city

• A town is larger than a city

• A town has more people than a city

What is a map used for?

• To cook food

• To show the weather

• To display streets, rivers, and other parts of a place

• To write stories

Which of the following is NOT typically found on a map of a big city?

• Office

• School

• Hospital

• Farm

What might people in a small town use to travel from place to place?

• Subways

• Boats

• Bicycles

• Airplanes