Rural, Suburban, Urban:

Rural, Suburban, Urban: Communities

Community

A community is a group of people all living in the same place. There are lots of different types of communities. Some have many people living close together and lots of places and buildings like shops, offices, hospitals, museums, movie theaters, and parks. Others have a lot fewer people and buildings, but a lot of nature and open space. The community you live in can affect your life in many different ways!

Multiple Choice

Communities are places where—

• fruit trees grow.

• lots of animals live.

• buildings are all very tall.

• groups of people live together.

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There are kinds of Communities

• Urban, city

• urban, suburban, region

• urban suburban and rural

Kinds of Communities

We divide communities into three main kinds: urban, suburban, and rural

What type of community do you live in?

Do you live in a city, a town, the country, or another kind of place? What do you like about it? What don’t you like?

What are Urban Communities?

Urban communities are cities.

They are busy places. buildings are sometimes very tall. These tall buildings are called skyscrapers.

Urban areas can feel crowded.

Cities have museums,

airports, and lots of shopping and restaurants.

Public transportation, like buses and subways, can be found here.

Urban areas are known for nonstop activity—and traffic jams!

Multiple Choice

Urban areas are known for

• Stop activity

• no traffic

• nonstop activity—and traffic jams!

Multiple Select

Urban areas can feel crowded.

• False

• true

Multiple Choice

Urban communities are:

• countries

• rural

• houses

• cities

Multiple Choice

Tall buildings are called.

• skyscrapers.

• mountains

• big buildings

• city building

Suburban

•  People who don’t live in the city center, but are nearby, live in suburban areas. Suburbs surround cities. These areas don’t have as many people as urban areas. People in suburban areas are more spread out. The homes and yards are usually larger than homes and yards in urban areas.

• Suburban areas have some of the same qualities as urban areas, but they don’t usually have a well-developed public transportation system or very tall buildings.

Multiple Select

Suburban areas are far from the cities.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Suburban areas have the same qualities as urban areas.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Find the picture that shows an urban community.

Multiple Choice

Find the picture that shows an urban community.

Rural

 People in rural areas are spread out and often surrounded by nature. There are fewer people in rural communities. When people think of rural areas, they think of wide open spaces, or forests. Rural areas are where farms and mineral mines (like gold and coal) are located. Those who live in rural areas often have to travel to suburban or urban areas to visit a museum, go to a professional sports game, or see a movie.

Multiple Select

Those who live in rural areas often have to travel to suburban or urban areas to visit a museum, go to a professional sports game, or see a movie.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

People in rural areas are spread out and often surrounded by

• tall buildings

• houses

• nature

There is a wide range of different types of communities around the world. No matter which type of place you live in, it has things that make it special. Look around you—do you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?