Live work and play
This 9-letter word describes a place where people live, work, and play.
Community.
This type of community is found in big cities with lots of tall buildings and crowds.
Urban
This drawing shows what a place or a community looks like from directly above.
Maps
This is the study of Earth's physical features and the people who live on it.
Geography
This type of water feature is a body of fresh water that moves through the land, bringing water to farms and towns.
river
This type of home is part of a larger building where you share space with neighbors
Apartment.
If you live in this type of community, you might go fishing, hiking, or on a picnic for.
Rural
This map tool explains what the pictures and colors on a map stand for.
Map key
These are the largest bodies of salt water on Earth, and there are five of them.
Oceans
These are bodies of water with land all around them, often filled by rain, rivers, and melting snow.
Lakes
Playgrounds, movie theaters, and museums are all places in a community where people go to do this.
Play
Because things are spread out, most people in suburban communities use this method of transportation to get to work or the mall.
car
This drawing on a map has letters like N, E, S, and W to show directions.
compass rose
This type of land feature is much smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water.
Island
This is the specific type of water found inside rivers and lakes, unlike the salt water found in the ocean.
Fresh water
This worker fixes things and handles electrical projects in the community.
Electrician
Subways, taxis, and buses are common ways to travel around this noisy, crowded type of community.
urban
This set of crossing lines creates squares to help people easily locate things on a map.
Map grid
These are the absolute tallest kinds of land found on Earth.
Mountains
These are very dry places that get very little rain and are not good for growing crops.
Deserts
People go to this building to attend meetings and solve local problems together.
City Hall
These quieter communities sit just outside or near large cities.
suburbs
A compass rose always has the letter "N" pointing toward this direction.
North
This is a low place of land that lies right between mountains.
Valley
These are large, flat pieces of land that get enough rain to make them good places for farming.
Plains