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Kinds of Communities

Kinds of Communities. Rural Communities. A rural community is in the countryside where the towns are small and far apart. (Scott Foresman Communities, 2008). Bridgewater, Virginia. Geography Located on the North River In Rockingham County Shenandoah Valley. Bridgewater, Virginia.

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Kinds of Communities

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  1. Kinds of Communities

  2. Rural Communities • A rural community is in the countryside where the towns are small and far apart. (Scott Foresman Communities, 2008)

  3. Bridgewater, Virginia • Geography • Located on the North River • In Rockingham County • Shenandoah Valley

  4. Bridgewater, Virginia • History • Named in 1835 • Population • 5,000 people • Work in nearby Harrisonburg or other communities

  5. Bridgewater, Virginia • Activities • 4H Club talks about farm and community issues • Scouting • Little League • Website: http://town.bridgewater.va.us/

  6. 4-H Pledge I pledge My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, and My Health to better living, for My Club, my Community, my Country, and my World

  7. Suburban Communities • A suburban community is a community that is located near a large city.

  8. Levittown, New York • Located on Long Island in New York State • Close to New York City • Many people work in the city

  9. Levittown, New York • Entertainment • Parks • Eisenhower park has free concerts in the summer. • Beaches • Jones Beach State Park on the Atlantic Ocean

  10. Homes of Levittown

  11. Homes of Levittown • Land was a potato farm. • People wanted safe and comfortable homes. • Abraham Levittcreated the community

  12. Abraham Levitt • Bought potato farm • Built homes beginning in 1947 • Family planned the community • 1949- First homes up for sale • 17,000 homes built

  13. Community of Levittown • Includes parks, stores, and places of worship • First called Island Trees • Name changed to Levittown after Levitt family • Many moved from New York City to Levittown

  14. Spread of Suburbs • Highways helped suburbs develop • Could get to work in the city and home easily

  15. Biography: William Levitt • Son of Abraham Levitt • Learned about construction • Company: Levitt & Sons • Workers did the same job on every house. • House built in parts and then put together.

  16. Biography: William Levitt • Inexpensive • Soldiers and sailors could afford them after returning from WWII • Close community • Large and small families could live there. • Everyone had TV and washing machine

  17. Raise High the Roof Beams • Take a photo or find a picture of a building in your community. • Decide what materials you need to make a model of the building (shoebox, paper, cardboard, glue). • We will build our models of buildings in class.

  18. Urban Communities • An urban community is a community that is in a city.

  19. City Population • A city has the largest population. • Population means the number of people in an area.

  20. Chicago’s Location • Located on western shore of Lake Michigan • At the mouth of the Chicago River • State of Illinois

  21. Chicago’s Population • More than 3 million people

  22. Chicago’s History • Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable • French-African fur trader • 1779 Settled the area • Chicago named in 1837

  23. Working in Chicago • Work available in: • Department stores • Banks • Office buildings • Sears Tower • Tallest office building in the US

  24. Transportation • Carrying people or things from place to place • People use: • Buses • “El” (elevated train system) • The Loop • Named for the way the train loops through the area

  25. Community Life • Activities • Watch boats sail on Lake Michigan • Go to beach • Picnics • Museums

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