Cities and Towns
What do we call a place where people live, work, and go to school—city or town?
A city or a town.
What is a county?
A part of a state
How many states are in the United States?
50
What is a country?
A land with people, borders, and a government.
Which usually has more people, a city or a town?
A city.
Name one thing a county government takes care of.
Roads, schools, parks, safety.
What do borders show us about states?
Where one state ends and another begins.
What do borders tell us about countries?
Where one country ends and another begins.
Name one service a city provides.
Police, firefighters, schools, hospitals, trash pickup, buses.
What is a border?
A line that shows where one place ends and another begins.
Name one of the five regions of the United States.
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West.
Name one thing that makes countries different from each other.
Flags, money, languages, traditions.
Which is more likely to have tall buildings and busy streets, a city or a town?
A city.
Give one example of something that can make a border.
A river, mountain, lake, or straight line on a map.
Which region is known for deserts and canyons?
The Southwest.
Do countries sometimes trade and work together?
Yes
What is one thing that both cities and towns have in common?
People, schools, leaders, rules.
What is one important building you might find in a county?
Courthouse, jail, county office.
Why do we divide the U.S. into regions?
To make it easier to study and understand.
What are three things every country has?
People, land, government.