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Urban
Suburban
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Now
100
An area outside of cities and towns used for farming.
What is farmland?
100
An area with lots of people and building structures with little space in between.
What is urban?
100
A group of houses that are together in an area.
What is a neighborhood?
100
This home is a famous landmark in downtown Modesto that was built by a wealthy family.
What is the McHenry Mansion?
100
This location was the first library in Modesto and now it is where people go to learn the history of Modesto.
What is the McHenry Museum?
200
This group of people lived here long before and lived off of the land.
Who are Native Americans?
200
This urban area has a population of 12,150,996 and is home to the "happiest place on earth."
What is Los Angeles?
200
This yard is behind a house and is usually surrounded by a fence.
What is a backyard?
200
This landmark has the slogan: water, wealth, contentment, health.
What is the Modesto Arch?
200
This rural area was once covered in orchards and now has two levels of stores and a food court.
What is the Vintage Faire Mall?
300
A gathering place where local farmers sell their fruits and vegetables to the general public.
What is a farmer's market?
300
An area where many people live and work.
What is a city?
300
This large public green area in a neighborhood is used for recreation.
What is a park?
300
This bridge is located just outside of Oakdale and was used as a toll bridge. Many families like to have a picnic near this bridge.
What is the Knights Ferry Bridge?
300
The name of this city comes from the word, "modest."
What is Modesto?
400
This community is the opposite of a rural community.
What is an urban community?
400
The opposite of wide open spaces.
What is a small amount of space?
400
When driving in a neighborhood, this sign is used to tell drivers when to stop.
What are stop signs?
400
Most of the land long ago was used for this purpose to grow crops and raise livestock.
What is farming?
400
This location downtown is used for performances like musicals and plays and was named after the Gallo family.
What is the Gallo Arts Center?
500
A large building on a farm in which animals or hay are stored.
What is a barn?
500
Lots of vehicles like cars and trucks moving slowly on a highway.
What is heavy traffic?
500
This type of house has a staircase and more than one level.
What is a two story house?
500
This was a way of transportation that was faster than riverboats and caused river towns to die.
What is the railroad?
500
This type of road allows us to get to our destination much faster than a horse and carriage.
What are freeways?