Urban, Suburban, Or Rural?
Which type of community is known for having lots of farmland?
RURAL
Describe the buildings in an urban area.
Skyscrapers, tall buildings, big buildings etc.
In a SUBURBAN community, you will have many...
A. Skyscrapers
B. Neighbors
C. Horses
B. Neighbors
In a RURAL community, you will see a lot of...
A. Sky Scrapers
B. Neighbors
C. Farm Land
C. Farm Land
Name a tradition that your family does to celebrate a holiday.
Examples:
Sparklers on July 4th
Decorating the tree for Christmas
Eating turkey on Thanksgiving
Dressing up on Halloween
Finding eggs on Easter
Which type of community is known for its skyscrapers and big buildings?
URBAN
What might you see people doing in an URBAN community?
Walking to work, walking to get groceries/food, Driving, riding a taxi, etc.
What things might you see in a SUBURBAN community?
Kids playing outside, dogs in their yards, neighbors getting together, lots of parks, etc.
What things might you see in a RURAL community?
Farms, Barns, Horses, Goats, Chickens, Farmers, etc.
Food is a HUGE part of someone's culture. Name a type of cultural food (HINT: a food that comes from a different country).
Examples:
Tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadilla-Mexico
Ramen, crab rangoon, wontons-China
Spaghetti, pizza, lasagna-Italy
Which community is mostly made up of neighborhoods?
SUBURBAN
What kinds of sounds would you hear in an URBAN community?
Cars, Horns, Trains, People talking, etc.
What sounds might you hear in a SUBURBAN community?
Kids playing, cars passing by, birds singing in the trees, etc.
What things might you hear in a RURAL community?
Horses neighing, goats bleating, pigs oinking, tractors running, dirt being dug, etc.
What thing is NOT part of someone's culture?
A. The food they eat
B. The language they speak
C. The car they drive
C. The car they drive!
Cars are NOT part of someone's culture.
Riding your horse, watering the crops, and milking the cows are things you would do if you lived in a _________ community.
RURAL
What things might you smell in an URBAN neighborhood?
Food, car exhaust, pollution, etc.
Ride bikes, go to the park, jump on trampoline, walk the dog, roller blade, scooter, etc.
What things might you smell in a RURAL community?
Plants, hay, animals, etc.
Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French, etc!
If you live downtown Chicago you live in a _________community.
URBAN
Name and URBAN city.
Chicago, NYC, Los Angeles, Madrid, etc.
Name a SUBURBAN city.
Joliet, Lockport, Bolingbrook, etc.
What things would you NOT see in a rural community?
Sky scrapers, taxis, shopping malls, etc.
What is a TRADITION?
Something you do over and over, year after year to celebrate something!