How Does Our Town Work Today?

________ is the total number of people who are in a place.

• industrialization

• population

• suburb

• community

Populations decrease when there are not enough jobs.

• true

• false

The region that probably has the highest population is the _______ region.

• urban

• suburban

• rural

________ are close to cities, but have more open space.

• populations

• rural areas

• urban areas

• suburban areas

Populations of cities ALWAYS go up.

• true

• false

Which year had the highest seal count?

• 2008

• 2009

• 2012

• 2013

How many more seals were there in 2013 than in 2008?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

Our government is a ______ which means the people choose their leaders in an election.

• volunteer

• kingdom

• law

• democracy

The branch of government that is responsible for health and safety is the ________ branch.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• democracy

The branch of government that can make laws is the _______ branch.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• democracy