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Chapter 2 history
History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a large area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas | region |
| the total number of people in a place | population |
| having to do with a city | urban |
| a protected place with deep water that allows ships to come close to the shore | harbor |
| the movement of people, goods, and ideas | transportation |
| a set of lines the same distance apart that cross each other to form boxes | grid system |
| a train-like transportation system that rides on a rail | light rail system |
| a very tall building | skyscraper |
| the place in a city where many businesses are located | business district |
| a smaller community located near a big city | suburb |
| having to do with smaller communities near a big city | suburban |
| having to do with the countryside, farms, and small towns | rural |
| the growing of crops and the raising of farm animal for sale | agriculture |
| the ways a country or community makes and uses goods and services | economy |
| Why are cities often located near harbors and rivers? | this location makes transportation easier |
| Many rural areas grow and produce food for whom? | for other communities |
| What is the largest community called? | city (urban region) |
| How is an urban community different from other communities? | -tall buildings -many people -busy streets |
| Name some features that make regions different others: | -population -climate -landforms (mountains, grass lands) |
| What is the largest city in our nation? | New York City |
| What is Frederick Law Olmsted remembered for? | landscaping in urban parks (especially Central Park) |
| How is life in a suburb different from life in a city? | -bigger houses with backyards -local schools -neighborhoods |
| Where do most people work who live in the surbans? | city or urban regions |
| How is a rural region different from the suburbs? | -raise large crops that are for sale _raise farm animals to sale -homes are farther apart |
| Why do people in a rural area travel to an urban area? | -doctors / hospitals -large shopping centers -to work |
| True or false: All rural communities have farms and ranches? | false |
| True or false: Urban, suburban, and rural communities all depend upon each other? | true |
| Name somme kinds of transportation used in urban areas? | buses, trains, subways, taxies |
| Stillwater, Oklahoma is a rural, urban, or suburban community? | rural community |
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