A person who works in a restaurant who prepares the food that you and your family eat every day.
What is a chef?
100
When looking out your bedroom window you may see rows and rows of potatoes and other things, as well as a variety of animals if you lived in this type of community.
What is a rural community?
100
There are usually a lot of these tiny pictures on your map. They represent places of interest.
What are symbols?
100
This type of land is used for growing food.
hint: there is more of it in a rural community and less of it in an urban community.
What is agricultural land?
100
This is the process of making brand new things out of waste.
What is recycling?
200
Patrolling the streets is one of my many jobs. I'll make you slow down if you're driving too fast. People feel safe with me around. Bad guys shouldn't mess with me.
What is a police officer?
200
These buildings are usually several stories and allow large groups of people to live in the same area.
What is an apartment building?
200
This thing on your map measures distance and must be drawn PERFECTLY straight!
What is a scale?
200
This vehicle is very important to farmers because it allows them to work the land by digging up soil, planting seeds, and many other things.
What is a tractor?
200
Factories and cars helped to create this in The Lorax. In some countries there is so much of this stuff that people wear masks when walking around outside!
What is smog?
300
I'm responsible for helping young people succeed. I work in a building with other people like me. I see the same children every day for a year, except for 2 months in the summer time when they get to relax.
What is a teacher?
300
This type of building is where I keep my animals. They need a warm dry place to live too you know!
What is a barn?
300
People wanting to know what a symbol on their map means would often look in the _________.
What is a key (or legend).
300
Explain how residential land is different in both urban and rural communities.
possible answer: There is more residential land in urban communities because of more people living there than in rural communities.
300
In the story The Lorax, the Once-ler cut down all the truffula trees. ____________ is the name of this process of cutting down forests in order to make things to be sold.
What is deforestation?
400
My patients are not human but I love them just the same. The patients I treat are usually furry and walk on four legs, but they can be other creatures as well.
What is a vet?
400
While walking in the city you may see people who will sell you things, but they don't even work in a store!
What is a sidewalk vendor?
400
This type of animal would make an excellent cartographer because they can provide a special type of view.
What is a bird's-eye view?
400
Explain some activities that a family living in an urban community might want to visit a rural community for.
possible answers: camping, visiting parks, beaches, going to the cottage, etc.
400
This is the reason why pollution is such a big problem in major cities around the world, such as Beijing (China), Mexico City (Mexico), Toronto (Canada), and New York City (USA).
hint: it has to do with people
What is population density?
500
Come sit in my big comfey chair and relax. My tools might look scary but they don't hurt. I ask that you visit me twice a year, maybe more if you don't take care of your pearly whites!
What is a dentist?
500
Living in the country is nice, but I can't always get what I need. Sometimes I need to visit the city for special reasons. Can you think of a reason why a farmer might have to visit a nearby town or city?
Possible answers include
-going to the hospital or doctor
-shopping
-school
500
This word describes the 4 points North, South, East, and West. This word is also named after a bird.
What are cardinal points?
500
Some vehicles use these for transportation. In cities they can be used to produce electricity. Outside of the city people might use them to cool off. No matter where they are, they're important to all living things!
What are rivers?
500
At the end of The Lorax, the Once-ler figured out what the word "unless" meant. Explain how this word relates to ourselves in real life.
possible answer: Unless we care to help the environment we will end up destroying our community.