Vocabulary
A place where people live, work, and have fun together!
Something found in nature that is useful to people
Natural resource
What do you use to measure distance on a map?
Map scale
Why do people settle in communities?
Based on location
Name three things you see in a rural community.
Farm, farmer, fields, wheat, etc.
North, South, East, and West
Cardinal Directions
Something that stands for something else
Symbol
What does a physical map show?
Valleys, mountains, plains, deserts, bodies of water, and different elevations.
They can ski in the winter and they can go camping or hiking in the summer.
Name three things you would see in a suburban community.
What are the three types of communities?
Urban - Suburban - Rural
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
Intermediate Directions
What explains what the symbols on a map stand for?
Map key or legend
How are communities alike?
People in communities help each other. They care about safety of their communities. Follow laws, rules, make their communities safe places to live, play, and work.
Name three things you would see in an urban community.
Apartments, restaurants, skyscrapers, etc.
Way of life of a group of people
Culture
Exactly where a place is on Earth
Absolute Location
What are three types of maps?
Population, Physical, and Political
What are mineral resources?
Iron or coal
How can someone travel from a suburban to an urban community?
Ferryboat, drive, etc.
The earth is divided into these by the equator
Hemispheres
An area with common features that set it apart from other places
Region
How does longitude run along the globe? How does latitude run?
Longitude is up and down, latitude is from side to side
How can communities change over time?
A field can become a parking lot, a small town can become a large city, a shop for farm supplies can now sell computers, etc.
What are two different reasons someone might travel to an urban community?
Work or visiting landmarks or visit museums etc.