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100

This 9-letter word describes a place where people live, work, and play.

Community.

100

This type of community is found in big cities with lots of tall buildings and crowds.

Urban

100

This drawing shows what a place or a community looks like from directly above.

Maps

100

This is the study of Earth's physical features and the people who live on it.

Geography

100

This type of water feature is a body of fresh water that moves through the land, bringing water to farms and towns.  

river

200

This type of home is part of a larger building where you share space with neighbors

Apartment.

200

If you live in this type of community, you might go fishing, hiking, or on a picnic for.

Rural

200

This map tool explains what the pictures and colors on a map stand for.

Map key

200

These are the largest bodies of salt water on Earth, and there are five of them.

Oceans

200

These are bodies of water with land all around them, often filled by rain, rivers, and melting snow.

Lakes

300

Playgrounds, movie theaters, and museums are all places in a community where people go to do this.

Play

300

Because things are spread out, most people in suburban communities use this method of transportation to get to work or the mall.

car

300

This drawing on a map has letters like N, E, S, and W to show directions.  

compass rose

300

This type of land feature is much smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water.

Island

300

This is the specific type of water found inside rivers and lakes, unlike the salt water found in the ocean.

Fresh water

400

This worker fixes things and handles electrical projects in the community.

Electrician

400

Subways, taxis, and buses are common ways to travel around this noisy, crowded type of community.

urban

400

This set of crossing lines creates squares to help people easily locate things on a map.  

Map grid

400

These are the absolute tallest kinds of land found on Earth.

Mountains

400

These are very dry places that get very little rain and are not good for growing crops.

Deserts

500

 People go to this building to attend meetings and solve local problems together.

City Hall

500

These quieter communities sit just outside or near large cities.

suburbs

500

A compass rose always has the letter "N" pointing toward this direction.

North

500

This is a low place of land that lies right between mountains.

Valley

500

These are large, flat pieces of land that get enough rain to make them good places for farming.

Plains