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title: "Types of Communities"
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# Types of Communities

Communities come in different types: cities, towns, suburbs, villages and farms; each uses its environment to meet daily needs for food, water, shelter and work, and different kinds of jobs are found in each

Subject: Geography · Area: People & Environments · Ages 5 to 8
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/types-of-communities-mt_AAUExZ1Swj

## Ready when they can

- Name types of communities and how they differ (e.g., 'a city has tall buildings and buses; a village is small and quiet')
- Give examples of how a community uses its environment to meet needs (e.g., farms grow food, ports use the sea)
- Match jobs to community types (e.g., farmer in the countryside, office worker in a city, fisher by the coast)

## Lesson: Types of Communities

A community is people who live near each other. Cities, towns, suburbs, villages and farms are all communities. A city has tall buildings and busy streets. A village is small and quiet, with fields close by.

*(drawing: Count the buildings: 8 tall ones crowd into a city, and 2 small houses sit in a village, with fields all around. That is one way to tell a city and a village apart.)*

**Example.** A farm uses its land to grow food. A port town uses the sea for fish and ships. Mountain villages often raise sheep on grassy hills.

**Example.** In the countryside, many people work as farmers. By the coast, people often work as fishers. In a big city, many people work in offices or shops. In a suburb, people often travel into the city for work.

**Tip.** When you visit a new place, look around. Are there fields, tall buildings, or boats? Those clues tell you what jobs people might do there.

**Recap.** Every community uses its place to meet people's needs.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Places Near and Far](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/places-near-and-far-mt_zbCartJJ2j)

## Opens up

- [Adapting to Environments](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/adapting-to-environments-mt_jMDYpyZo6w)
- [Human and Economic Geography](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/human-and-economic-geography-mt_Q-Px2v3Cd_)
- [Where People Live and Why](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/where-people-live-and-why-mt_r1SD8eMOxU)