Types of Communities
This type of community features large cities with skyscrapers, lots of traffic and public transportation like buses and subways.
What is an urban community
A round, 3D model of the Earth that shows the true shapes of continents and oceans.
What is a globe?
A large area of flat land that is excellent for farming crops.
What is a plain?
A person who belongs to a community and has rights and responsibilities there.
What is a citizen?
The shared way of life of a group of people, including their language, beliefs, food, and music.
What is culture?
This community is located just outside a large city, where people often live in houses with yards and commute to the city for work.
What is a suburban community.
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator?
A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides.
What is an island?
Something you are allowed to do or have as a citizen, such as freedom of speech.
What is a right?
A special way of doing something that is passed down over time, like celebrating the 4th of July or opening a present on Christmas Eve.
What is a tradition?
This community is found in the countryside, has lots of open land or farms, and the houses are far apart.
What is a rural community?
The part of a map that explains what the symbols, lines, and colors mean (also called a key).
What is a map legend?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides, like Florida.
What is a peninsula?
Something you should do for your community, like cleaning up litter or following rules.
: What is a responsibility?
A day of celebration when people do not work, often honoring an important person or historical event.
What is a holiday?
This vocabulary word means to travel a distance back and forth between your home and your job every day.
What is it to commute?
The tool on a map that shows the cardinal directions: North, South, East, and West.
What is a compass rose?
The low area of land situated between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
What is a valley?
The system of rules that a community uses to keep people safe and maintain order.
What are laws?
A word that describes a community where people come from many different cultures, backgrounds, and countries.
: What is diverse (or diversity)?
Name two reasons why people choose to live in a specific community.
What are jobs, climate, safety, or being close to family
: The item on a map that helps you measure the real-world distance between two places.
What is a map scale?
A large, flat area of land that is raised high above the surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
The process by which citizens choose their leaders, such as the mayor or president.
What is voting (or an election)?
Stories, songs, or poems that are passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.
What is folklore (or folktales)?