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Types of Communities
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3rd Grade
11/16/2010

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A city that has tall buildings (skyscrapers), lots of people, lots of jobs, subways, many apartment buildings, museums, small yard or no yard and taxis.
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Urban community
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A community that is just outside of or close to a city. It has community parks, community swimming pools, shopping centers and lots of houses.
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Suburban community
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This community has to do with the country. It has lots of animals, dirt roads, large fields, tractors, farms and the houses are far apart.
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Rural community
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How are communities alike?
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houses, people, transportation, fire stations, roadways, post office, schools, law officers
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How are communites different?
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Some has shopping centers, some don't.
Some have parks, some don't.
Yard size is different.
Celebrations are different.
Some have restaurants, some don't.
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I live in a farming community. There are few stores nearby, but there is a lot of open land. People need cars to get around. Where do I live?
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Rural community
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I live n a very large city. Many people live in apartment buildings. My city has many stores, restaurants, and tall office buildings. Where do I live?
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Urban community.
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I live in a community near a large city. Most people here live in houses near each other. There are business areas where people work. Where do I live?
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Suburban community
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Made up of different groups of people who live, work and solve problems together to make the community a peaceful place to live.
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Community
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T/F Everyone wants to live in the same type of community.
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False
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Because we live in a ____, we can choose the kind of community we live in.
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democracy
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A ____ is a place with tall buildings and many businesses.
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city
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In a ___ city, streets are filled with many people and lots of traffic.
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big
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In a ___ ____, people live close together, usually in tall apartment houses.
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big city
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Here, it is difficult for people to get to know each other.
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big cities
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Here, there are many parks, theaters, and restaurants.
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big city
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____ have their own government with city councils and mayors who make the laws.
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Cities
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We call cities an ___ ___.
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urban community
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Some cities are smaller and are called ___.
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towns
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T/F Towns are more crowded than cities.
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False
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T/F It is easier for people in a town to know each other because there are not as many people.
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True
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When people don't want to live in a city where they work, they may live in a ___ of that big city.
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suburb
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In a ___, most people live in a neighborhood.
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suburb
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T/F In suburbs, there are no local schools and stores.
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False
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Some people like to live on large peices of land of land. This type of community is a ___ community.
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Rural
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T/F A rural community is far away from the city.
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True
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T/F Suburban communities have farms or ranches.
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False -- rural communities
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In this kind of community, many buildings stand close together.
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Urban
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Several of these communities are usually located just outside a city.
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Suburban
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People often choose to live in this type of community because of the large number of jobs available.
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Urban
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In this type of community, people often live far from one another.
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Rural
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These communities usually have quiet neighborhoods where each house has a yard.
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Suburban
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Some people in these communities work on farms, while others drive long distances to their jobs.
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Rural
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The population of this type of community may be in the millions.
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Urban
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Houses in these communities are not usually crowded close together. However, they are close to schools, stores, and jobs.
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Suburban
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These communities have much open land.
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Rural
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