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Geography and People Interact

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the picture that shows an urban community.

a)
b)
c)
2.

Find the picture that shows a suburban community.

a)
b)
c)
3.

Find the picture that shows a rural community.

a)
b)
c)
4.

This community has lots of tall buildings.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

5.

This community has lots of land and space.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

6.
This community has subways and taxis.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
7.
This community is near a city
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
8.
What community is this? 
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
9.
What is another name for an urban community? 
a)
suburb
b)
farm
c)
city
10.
What is another name for a rural community? 
a)
city
b)
suburb
c)
country 
11.
Where would you find cows and horses? 
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural 
12.
This community has loud noises and traffic.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
13.

Which community would have the most people?

a)

Suburban

b)

Rural

c)

Urban

14.

Identify how people in Tennessee use the environment to meet their wants and needs with housing.

a)

crops and livestock

b)

cotton and wool

c)

lumber from trees

15.

Identify how people in Tennessee use the environment to meet their wants and needs with food.

a)

crops and livestock

b)

cotton and wool

c)

lumber from trees

16.

Explain how people from Tennessee use the environment to meet their wants and needs with clothing.

a)

crops and livestock

b)

cotton and wool

c)

lumber from trees

17.

People use __________ for fuel.

a)

natural resources

b)

human features

c)

factories

d)

transportation

18.

People interact with their environment to build things to help provide ___________, such as canals, bridges, and tunnels.

a)

factories

b)

natural resources

c)

transportation

d)

factories

19.

People build ___________ like houses.

a)

transportation

b)

human features

c)

natural resources

d)

factories

20.

Which reason best explains why some industries are located in urban areas?

a)

They need a lot of land to use.

b)

They need a lot of people to work.

c)

They need a lot of goods.

d)

They need a lot of coal or other fuel.

21.

Which reason BEST explains why factories are often located on a river?

a)

It is a good location for receiving and shipping goods.

b)

It is a good idea to put the factory where people can enjoy the view during breaks.

c)

It is a good place to find a lot of people to work.

d)

It is a good way to find trees to build the factory nearby.

22.

Why do people cut down trees to meet their transportation needs?

a)

to build houses

b)

to build roads

c)

to build railroads

d)

to build canals

23.

Which statement BEST explains how industries decide where to locate?

a)

They locate where they can sell the most goods.

b)

They locate where they can buy the most goods.

c)

They located where there are the most communication methods and housing.

d)

They locate where there are natural resources and human features they need.

24.

Identify how people use the environment for communication for letters.

a)

radio towers

b)

fiber optic wires made from silica

c)

paper made from trees

d)

wires made from copper

25.

Identify how people use the environment for communication for telephones.

a)

radio towers

b)

fiber optic wires made from silica

c)

paper made from trees

d)

wires made from copper

26.

Identify how people use the environment for communication for cell phones.

a)

radio towers

b)

fiber optic wires made from silica

c)

paper made from trees

d)

wires made from copper

27.

Identify how people use the environment for communication for cable.

a)

radio towers

b)

fiber optic wires made from silica

c)

paper made from trees

d)

wires made from copper