The Natural Environment
of a Town
of a Town
What is the natural environment?
all the living and nonliving things around us that are not made by people.
A ____________ is a picture that explains or shows the parts of something.
diagram
A group of leaders who make laws and
decisions for others is called a______________.
government
Some towns ________, or show special
respect to, people with celebrations. A
parade is a kind of celebration.
honor
Without trees, the soil ________, or washes away.
erodes
Dangerous events from nature like floods, hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, fires, and earthquakes.
What are natural disasters?
Long ago, people from Europe came
looking for new land. These people, often
called________________.
explorers
The head of a town government is called the _________.
mayor
An _________ is an object from a particular
time period. The _________ might be
something that belonged to a person,
such as a chair.
artifact
Soil ________ can clog rivers, making them more likely to flood, and make the land worse for farming.
erosion
Areas that have small towns and many
farms. There are few houses and businesses.
What are rural areas?
___________, or people from other countries, who move to another country. _____________
come with new traditions.
Immigrants
Governments of towns have people who make
laws and make sure laws are followed. These people
are called the _______________.
city council
To _________ means carefully finding
and studying information.
research
________ also change the environment by creating
pollution, which dirties the air, the water, and the land.
Humans
Areas that have cities with many
homes, businesses, and factories. There
are no big farms.
What are urban areas?
True or False? Citizens also participate in government by
volunteering.
TRUE
Some people are chosen or ________ to work for the government.
appointed
When you ___________, you look at two or more
things to see how they are alike.
compare
A __________ states what a paragraph is about and how it relates to the topic.
main idea
Areas that are towns next to cities. These areas have
more open space for lawns and parks
but have fewer homes than urban areas.
What are the suburbs?
Some Native American tribes used branches, bark, animal skins, and grass to make homes called
____________.
wigwams
____________ are
money that people pay to the government.
Taxes
When you ___________, you look at two or more
things to see how they are different.
contrast
The town needs money to pay for services.
The money comes from__________.
taxes