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Three Communities Around Gull Bay

Use a seaside map and community notes to compare urban, suburban, and rural homes, jobs, transportation, and land use.

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
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Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

  • Students compare urban, suburban, and rural communities by their homes, jobs, transportation, and land use.
  • Students use a described map and details to explain how communities are connected.

How to use

Read the map notes and passage together, then have students use evidence from the page to compare the three communities and explain their choices.

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C3 Framework standard covered

GEO.2.2

Compare urban, suburban and rural communities: homes, jobs, transportation and land use.

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Three Communities Around Gull Bay

Compare homes, jobs, transportation, and land use in three communities.

Read the map and notes

Read about the communities around Gull Bay. Then answer the questions.

Gull Bay Communities

Ms. Chen's class studied a map around Gull Bay. Harbor City is on the south shore. Seabreeze Hills is north of Harbor City. Saltgrass Farms is west of Seabreeze Hills. A road connects Saltgrass Farms to Seabreeze Hills and then to Harbor City. The ferry terminal is on Harbor City's waterfront. Seabreeze School is in Seabreeze Hills. Saltgrass Fish Pier is beside Saltgrass Farms.

Harbor City is an urban community. It has many apartment buildings, offices, and stores close together. Most of its land is paved. Buses carry people, and the ferry carries people across the bay. Jobs include work in offices, stores, and at the docks.

Seabreeze Hills is a suburban community. It has mostly single-family homes with yards, a school, and a small shopping strip. People may drive or ride a bus. Some adults work nearby, and others travel to jobs in Harbor City. Parks and open lots use some of the land.

Saltgrass Farms is a rural community. Homes are spread far apart. Fields and marshland cover much of the land. People grow vegetables, care for animals, or fish at the pier. Families often use pickup trucks, and stores and other services are farther apart.

1.
According to the map, which place is directly north of Harbor City?
  • A. Saltgrass Fish Pier
  • B. The ferry terminal
  • C. Seabreeze Hills
  • D. Saltgrass Farms
2.
Which route follows the road from Saltgrass Farms to the ferry terminal?
  • A. Saltgrass Farms, Seabreeze Hills, Harbor City, ferry terminal
  • B. Saltgrass Farms, ferry terminal, Seabreeze Hills, Harbor City
  • C. Seabreeze Hills, Saltgrass Farms, ferry terminal, Harbor City
  • D. Harbor City, Seabreeze Hills, Saltgrass Farms, ferry terminal
3.
Circle the two details that are evidence Harbor City is urban.

Apartment buildings, offices, and stores are close together.Most homes are single-family homes with yards.Buses and a ferry carry people in the city.Fields and marshland cover much of the land.

4.
Word bank: Saltgrass Farms · Seabreeze Hills · Harbor City

The rural community on the map is  .

5.
Match each transportation detail to the community where it belongs.
  1. People ride buses and a ferry.
  2. People may drive or ride a bus, and some commute to the city.
  3. Families often use pickup trucks.
  1. A. Saltgrass Farms
  2. B. Harbor City
  3. C. Seabreeze Hills
6.
Which comparison is supported by the notes?
  • A. Saltgrass Farms has buses and a ferry, while Harbor City uses pickup trucks.
  • B. Seabreeze Hills has apartments by docks, while Saltgrass Farms has office jobs.
  • C. Harbor City uses buses and a ferry, while Saltgrass Farms often uses pickup trucks.
  • D. Saltgrass Farms and Harbor City use the same kinds of transportation.

Compare the communities

Use the notes to sort, compare, and apply what you learned.

7.
Sort each detail by the community it describes.
Apartments, offices, and stores close togetherHomes with yards near a schoolFields and marshland cover much of the landMany adults travel to jobs in Harbor CityJobs at city stores and the docksGrowing vegetables and caring for animals
Urban: Harbor CitySuburban: Seabreeze HillsRural: Saltgrass Farms
8.
Why might homes in Saltgrass Farms be spread far apart?
  • A. The homes are close to many city offices.
  • B. Fields and marshland take up much of the land.
  • C. The community has little land for fields.
  • D. The school and shopping strip fill most of the area.
9.
Match each person's plan to the community that fits it best.
  1. A worker wants an apartment near offices and a bus.
  2. A family wants a yard near a school and a small shopping strip.
  3. A grower needs fields and room for animals.
  1. A. Rural community
  2. B. Urban community
  3. C. Suburban community
10.
Circle the two statements that correctly compare Seabreeze Hills and Saltgrass Farms.

Suburban homes are usually closer together than rural homes.Rural land often includes fields or marsh.Seabreeze Hills has more fields than Saltgrass Farms.Saltgrass Farms homes are closer together than Seabreeze Hills homes.

11.
Word bank: job · yard · marshland

A person living in Seabreeze Hills may travel to Harbor City for a  .

12.
A planner has an empty lot in Seabreeze Hills. Which plan best fits the land use described in the notes?
  • A. Build a fish pier beside the marsh.
  • B. Build tall offices over most of the open land.
  • C. Turn the lot into a large crop field.
  • D. Build a small park near homes and the school.

Explain with evidence

Write complete thoughts. Use details from the map and notes.

13.
Explain two ways the homes, jobs, transportation, or land use differ among Harbor City, Seabreeze Hills, and Saltgrass Farms. Use at least two details from the page.
14.
Kai wants to grow vegetables and keep a few animals at home. Kai is willing to travel farther for stores. Which community would fit best, and why? Use two details from the notes.

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