28.5 Let’s Draw or Write: Is your community urban, suburban, or rural? Write a paragraph to explain how your community meets the criteria of being urban, suburban, or rural. Be sure to include the details that identity its characteristics. Wellness Questions: What are some things that make you feel good about where you live? Weekly Assessment Questions: 1. Open response: Why are buildings built upward in urban areas? (Answers will vary but may include tall buildings using less land to fit more people; urban areas needing to fit a lot of people in the available space.) 2. True or false: Suburban areas have more open space than urban areas. 3. Fill in the blank: Tractors are most likely to be found in rural areas. Distractors: urban; suburban; wilderness 4. Matching: Match each image to the type of land use.
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urban 5. Which area has the most traffic? a. rural
b. suburban c. wilderness d. urban 6. Fill in the blank: The Gold Rush pulled thousands of people to San Francisco in the 1850s. Distractors: Pony Express; San Francisco fire; Mexican-American War 7. Select two: Where could a family raise chickens? a. rural b. suburban c. urban d. wilderness 8. Open response: Describe how the San Francisco area changed over time. (Answers will vary but may include the Ohlone Tribe living there before Europeans came; explorers from different countries coming to the area, including Spain, England, and Russia; the Spanish government claiming the land; the Mexican government claiming the bay; the United States taking the land after the Mexican American War; the area being disorganized when gold was discovered with buildings being created for immediate use, etc.; the area becoming more organized with time and attracting many people.)
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Land Use | Week 28
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