Social Studies - Chapter 1 Lesson 1

“All communities are alike in some ways. Every community has homes where people live. Communities also have places where people work. Most communities have schools, libraries, and places of worship.”

Using context clues, what does the word community mean?

• the busiest part of a state

• an area with a lot of schools

• a place where people live, work, and play

• the highest land in the state

An _______ community has many people living close together, and many buildings close together. (Urban, suburban, or rural)

Which statement best describes the connection among urban, suburban, and rural communities?

• All three types of communities have about the same amount of people.

• All three types of communities need each other for certain things.

• All three types of communities have busy streets and many buildings.

• All three types of communities have about the same number of businesses.

Look at the map of Pittsburgh (also on p.14 in your book). Why might you use the map scale?

• to plan the fastest car route to Pittsburgh

• to locate forests and swamps near Pittsburgh

• to determine what places are north of Pittsburgh

• to find the distance between places in the Pittsburgh area

Look at the map of Pittsburgh (also on p.15). What does the map tell you about the city of Pittsburgh?

• It has a low elevation.

• It has a lot of farmland.

• It is built on a mountain.

• It contains many natural resources.

Which evidence from the text best supports the inference that many people working in crowded urban communities wanted a choice about whether to live where they worked?

• The tall buildings allow more people to have homes on a small amount of land.

• Eventually railroads were built, and later, cars were invented.

• This allowed them to buy houses outside the city and still work inside it.

• Most of the time, they could also walk to nearby markets for shopping.

In which two hemispheres is Lansdale (and all of North America)? Choose two answers.

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western