What Is A Community LESSON 1 VOCABULARY Community

What Is A Community? LESSON 1

VOCABULARY � Community- a place where people live, work, and play together � Law- a rule that people follow to keep order and to be fair � Citizen- an official member of a community, state, or country

PEOPLE TOGETHER � Working together is an important part of being a community � Different � Some kinds of people live in a community are families, some are young or old, some come from a different country

LAWS AND COMMUNITIES � Laws help people get along with each other and keeps them safe � In the U. S. , citizens choose leaders to make laws � People citizens who are born in the U. S. are

LAWS AND COMMUNITIES � Following rules and laws are part of being a citizen � People who come to the U. S. from another country can also become a citizen

Kinds of Communities LESSON 2

VOCABULARY � Population- the number of people who live in a certain place or area � Urban area- the land found in a city � Suburb- city � Rural a community that is close to a land- land that is far from a city and has a smaller population than a suburb

THE PLACES PEOPLE LIVE � Communities � The come in all different sizes bigger the city, the more population (number of people) they have in that city

AN URBAN COMMUNITY � An urban area is another name for city land space � Every state has at least one urban area � Urban areas have a lot of businesses and they need thousands of workers � Cars, buses, and trains help people who work or live in urban areas get to different places

SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES � People who want to live near a city, but not in the city, might live in a suburb � Suburbs are communities that are next to or near a city � Suburbs are like cities because they have businesses and schools but they are not crowded like a city

RURAL COMMUNITIES �A rural community is far from a city �A rural community has fewer people than suburban areas and more open space �A lot of people who own farms live in rural communities