Communities
Communities 2
Maps
Geography
Vocabulary
100

Where people live, work, play, and solve problems.

community

100

A city is a type of __________ community.

urban

100

a compass rose shows this

directions

100

the study of earths land, water, and people.

geography

100

a picture or color that stands for something on a map

symbol

200
An apartment is a place where people ________.

live

200

You will most likely find this in a rural community.

farm

200

a drawing of a place from above 

Map

200

a body of water that moves through land

river

200

where people live together under the same rules

country

300

City hall is a place where people ___________.

Solve problems

300

A community just outside of a city

suburban

300

used to help you find places on a map and is made up of columns and rows

map grid

300

a large flat area of land

plain

300

land with water all around it

island
400

A pool is a place where people ___________. 

play

400

The most common place to live in an urban area

apartment

400

a map key is also called this

legend

400

a map that shows features of land and water

physical map

400

a low place between mountains

valley

500

The fire department is a place to _________ and ________.

work and solve problems

500

This type of community is very noisy and crowded with people

urban

500

this feature of a map shows us what the symbols mean

map key

500

this type of map shows cities, states, and countries.

political map

500

water with land all around it

lake