🏘️Types of Communities
A place with many tall buildings, lots of people, and busy streets is called a:
A. Rural community
B. Suburban community
C. Urban community
D. Farm community
C. Urban Community
True or False
THEN: People used phones and computers to communicate.
False
Long ago, many people sent messages by:
A. Email
B. Text message
C. Letter
D. Video call
C. Letter
Long ago, many people traveled using:
A. Cars
B. Horses
C. Airplanes
D. Subways
B. Horses
A good is something you:
A. Buy and use
B. Teach
C. Fix
D. Build
A. Buy and use
Long ago, if someone was sick, they might use:
A. Herbal remedies from plants
B. X-rays
C. Vaccines
D. Video doctor visits
A. Herbal remedies from plants
A community with farms, open land, and fewer people is called:
A. Urban
B. Rural
C. Suburban
D. City
Answer: B. Rural
True or False:
Now: People use cars, trains, and/or buses for transportation.
True!
Today, people can quickly send messages using:
A. Smoke signals
B. Email
C. Carrier pigeons
D. Pony Express
B. Email
Today, people often travel long distances by:
A. Airplane
B. Wagon
C. Horse
D. Canoe
A. Airplane
A service is when someone:
A. Makes a product
B. Helps do a job for someone
C. Plants crops
D. Sells food
B. Helps do a job for someone
Today, doctors can look inside the body using:
A. Candles
B. X-rays
C. Horses
D. Letters
B. X-rays
A community that is usually outside a city with neighborhoods and houses close together is called:
A. Suburban
B. Rural
C. Desert
D. Mountain
A. Suburban
True or False:
THEN: People had to use home remedies as medicine, and medical care was given in the home.
True!
Which communication method was used long ago to deliver mail across long distances?
A. Pony Express riders
B. Smartphones
C. Tablets
D. Social media
A. Pony Express riders
Which transportation was commonly used long ago to move goods across land?
A. Wagon
B. Rocket
C. Subway
D. Helicopter
A. Wagon
Long ago, many people made goods by:
A. Large factories
B. Hand at home or in small shops
C. Robots
D. Computers
B. Hand at home or in small shops
Long ago, many doctors traveled to patients by:
A. Airplane
B. Train
C. Horse or wagon
D. Bus
C. Horse or wagon
Which place would you MOST likely find in a rural community?
A. Skyscrapers
B. Farms and barns
C. Subway trains
D. Apartment buildings
Answer: B. Farms and barns
True or False:
THEN: Goods were made by machines that made a lot of goods at once.
False! Goods were made by hand and took lots of time.
Why is communication faster today than long ago?
A. People write slower
B. We use technology like phones and computers
C. People travel less
D. We use fewer tools
B. We use technology like phones and computers
How has transportation improved over time?
A. Travel takes longer
B. Travel is slower
C. Travel is faster and easier
D. Travel stopped
C. Travel is faster and easier
Today, many goods are made in:
A. Forests
B. Factories with machines
C. Homes only
D. Schools
B. Factories with machines
Which shows how medicine has improved over time?
A. People stopped going to doctors
B. Doctors now have better tools and medicines
C. Doctors only help children
D. Medicine stayed the same
B. Doctors now have better tools and medicines
Which community would MOST likely have the most traffic and tallest buildings?
A. Rural
B. Suburban
C. Urban
D. Village
C. Urban
Communities Then or Now?
People made goods by hand rather than with a machine.
Then
Which would be the FASTEST way to send a message today?
A. Mailing a letter
B. Sending a text message
C. Sending a horse rider
D. Waiting for someone to travel
B. Sending a text message
Which invention helped people travel MUCH farther and faster than horses?
A. Wagon wheel
B. Steam train
C. Canoe
D. Bicycle
B. Steam train
Which example shows a service in a community?
A. Buying bread
B. Getting a haircut
C. Purchasing shoes
D. Buying a toy
B. Getting a haircut
Which is something doctors today can do that doctors long ago could NOT easily do?
A. Listen to a heartbeat
B. Visit sick people
C. Use advanced machines to see inside the body
D. Give advice
C. Use advanced machines to see inside the body