Urban Communities

1. URBAN COMMUNITIES
Here & Now
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2. What is a community?
/A community is a group of people who
help each other get the things that
they need and want.
/A community is also a place in which
people live, work and play together.

3. Different types of communities:
/Urban
/Suburban
/Rural

4. What is an urban community?
An urban community is a city

5. Approximately, how big is the
population of an urban community?
An urban community is
a heavily populated
community with many
different kinds of
people.

6. What type of buildings are found in
an urban community?
An urban community
has tall buildings like
skyscrapers and
apartment buildings.

7. Where do people live in an urban
community?
People live in
apartments and
brownstones more
than houses with
front and backyards.

8. What are the different modes of
transportation in an urban community?
An urban community has
many modes of
transportation like
cars, buses, subway
trains, ferry boats,
and helicopters.

9. What are the different types of
businesses found in an urban community?
An urban community has
many types of
businesses that offer
goods and services like
restaurants, apparel
shops, and drug stores.

10. What is a history map?
A history map
shows what a
place looked like
long ago.

11. Past
The past is the
time that
happened long
ago.

12. Present
The present is the
time that is
happening now.

13. Future
/The future is the time
that has not happened
yet.
/Tomorrow is the future.
/Ten years from now is in
the future.
/100 years and more is
also in the future.