Community Life
What is one public service that helps people stay healthy?
Hospital
What is a tradition?
Something that people do regularly, and is passed down from the past.
Who is the leader of a classroom?
The teacher.
What is a landform?
It is the shape land takes. Examples: Hills, mountains, valleys, plains.
What does it mean to cooperate with others?
To work with others.
What service does Maria's house have?
Electricity.
What is one celebration in Ukraine that connects people to their culture?
Easter
How is a mayor chosen in a city?
He or she is elected.
How do people keep warm in cold environments?
They build houses that keep them warm, and wear warm clothing.
Why is it important to cooperate?
Because there must be peace in the community.
What is a service that some houses in the villages of Peru don't have?
Running water / Paved streets
What is a story that helps the people of India learn about their culture?
Ram saves Sita
What do citizens called the leader of Tunisia?
President.
What animal is well suited to the environment in Tunisia and why?
Camels. They can go for almost a week without food or water.
In the village in Peru, what does everyone share?
The land around the village.
What is one service that everyone in Tunisia has access to?
Health care.
What is the leader called in the village in India called?
A development officer.
How are houses built in the rainforest, and why?
They are built high so that they don't get flooded in rainy weather.
When the village council in India decides on a project, who builds it?
Everybody in the village helps build it.
Name two public services and explain how they help people in a community.
Health care - cures people of diseases.
School - People learn how to read, write, and do math.
Libraries - People are able to get books and learn more without paying a lot of money.
Transportation - allows people to move to different places.
Electricity - people can have refrigerators and computers, and watch TV or listen to the radio.
Running water - water can be clean and easy to access.
How do celebrations and traditions show a community’s identity?
How do people in the Peruvian village make decisions?
They go to meetings, and at the meetings everyone shares ideas about what to do.
How does the climate affect what people do for a living in communities?
In the mountain region of Peru, high in the Andes, they cannot farm, so they raise Llamas and other livestock. In the Steppe region of Ukraine, the soil and climate is good for making wheat and bread, so they farm for that. In Tunisia, there is not a lot of water to grow crops, so people will irrigate their farmland or do something else for a living.
What is a strong tradition in Tunisia?
You help your neighbour and share celebrations with them.