Urban
Suburban
Rural
Vocabulary
100

Name 3 ways people get around in an urban community

Bus, train, walk, bike, taxi

100

Name 2 ways people mainly get around in the suburbs

car, bike, walk
100

Name 2 ways people mainly get around in a rural community.

car, tractor, horse

100

A place where people live and work

Community

200

Name 2 characteristics of an urban community.

busy, loud, traffic, tall buildings, apartments and houses close together, shopping and housing mixed, (accept multiple answers)

200

Name 2 characteristics of a suburb.

Quiet, houses have backyards and garages, houses are separate from shopping (accept multiple answers)

200

Name 2 characteristics of a rural community. 

more land than houses, houses spread out, shopping is far away, farms and farm animals, (accept multiple answers)

200

The number of people that live in a place.

Population


300

Name a real life example of an urban community.

Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, etc

300

Name a real life example of a suburban community.

Skokie, Evanston, Naperville, Wheaton, etc.

300

Describe a typical daily activity that might be common in a rural community but not as common in urban or suburban areas.

Farming, harvesting crops, growing your own food


300

A place within a community

Neighborhood


400

Describe 1 thing you would see, hear, and smell in an urban community

(accept various answers)

400

Name 1 reason why people might prefer to live in the suburbs over the city. 

Quieter, more space, less traffic
400

 If you were to spend a day in a rural community, name 2  activities you might enjoy.

Fishing, hiking, farming, caring for animals, etc

400

A survey that collects information about the people that live in an area

Census

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