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- What are two reasons communities have laws?
- To keep people safe and to help make things fair
- What is a "service"?
- A service is something people do that other people need or want.
- People need food, clothing, and shelter. What are "wants"?
- Wants are things you would like to have, but you don't need these things to live.
- What are three things people need?
- shelter, food, and clothing
- What is a natural resource?
- A natural resource is something that is found in nature that people need and use.
- Why do communities rely on one another?
- Few communities make all the things they need and want. They count on other communities to get the goods and/or services they need or want.
- Name three natural resources.
- Example: Water, oil, trees and good soil
- What are three kinds of communites?
- rural, urban, and suburbs
- What is a factory?
- A building were things are made.
- What is a warehouse?
- A place where goods are stored.
- In an urban area, the land is mainly used for ---.
- buildings
- Why do people work?
- To pay for their needs and wants.
- A producer is someone who ---.
- makes things
- List three service type jobs.
- doctor, teachers, and auto mechanics
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Many laws protect people's
--- and ---. - health and safety
- Name three things that can shape a community.
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1. Climate and weather
2. Natural Resources
3. Landforms - When you buy something you -- are a ---.
- consumer
- What is a community?
- A community is a place where people live, work, and play.
- Why are there very tall buildings in large cities?
- There just isn't enough room for everyone to have a house, or one story buildings. More people can get into the same land space if you build up.
- What is the difference between weather and climate?
- Weather is how hot or cold and how wet or dry it is. Climate is what the weather has been like year after year.
- In a rural area, the land is mainly used for ---.
- farming
- What is the government?
- The government includes the leaders who make choices and rules for a community.
- Why do people live in communities?
- People live in communities so they can help one another. A person living in a community does not have to do everything for themselves, they can rely on other people for goods and services.
- What are the three parts of the government?
- The lawmakers, The leaders, and the people who enforce the laws (judge).
- How do government leaders get their jobs?
- They are elected by people who live in the community.
- What are landforms?
- Landforms are the shapes of the land.
- Define an urban area.
- A large city is an urban area.
- What are "goods"?
- Things made by people which are then sold.
- Give three examples of landforms.
- mountains, plains and valleys
- A community's rules are called ---.
- laws
- The payment that workers pay to a community is a ---.
- tax
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What are two services provided by communities are
---. - schools and firefighting
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Workers use their money for
---, ---, and ----. - needs, wants and taxes
- What is a name given to the number of people in a group?
- population
- Define transportation.
- Transporation is how people or things get from place to place.
- Define a rural area.
- Rural areas are in the country. They are not cities.
- What are public places?
- Places that are shared by the community.
- What is a surburb?
- A suburb is a community near a big city. Some suburbs can be cities themselves. But suburbs are always near a larger city.
- Name two public places.
- schools, libraries, parks