Chapter 1 Understanding Communities

Review / Assessment

Vocabulary Terms to Know;

citizen national park community pollution culture suburb rural transportation volunteer urban

Match the word with its definition;

1. The way of life of a group of people

2. A member of a community or a country

3. A community located near a city

4. The moving of people and products from place to place

5. A place where different people live, work, and have fun together

6. Someone who does something by choice, without pay

7. A type of community with farms or open country

8. Land that is set aside by a government for all people to enjoy

9. Anything that spoils the land, water, or air

10. A type of community that includes a city and its surrounding areas

Concepts;

Can you compare two communities telling how they are alike and different?

How do communities change and why?

Communities are places where people live, work and have fun together.

Communities are similar to each other.

Communities are different from each other.

	People care about their homes and neighbors.
	People work together to solve problems.
	Communities grow and change.

	Some communities are rural, urban, or suburban.
	May speak different languages
	Have their own special cultures
	May have different types of homes
	May have different climate and landforms
	May be different sizes

Compare Mayville to another city you have learned about...

	City of Mayville
	http://www.notmuch.com/Features/Town/1999/03.20.html

Skills Assessment;

use a ruler or map scale to tell the distance between two places on a map