RURAL LIVING Types of living
RURAL LIVING
Types of living
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Rural: Living in the countryside.
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Urban: Living in the city.
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Population: How many people live in an area.
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Agriculture: To farm or grow plants and animals.
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Forest: an area with many trees.
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Crop: Plants that are grown for people eat. (examples: rice and corn)
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Housing: A building that you and your family live in.
There are 2 types of living.
1. Rural living
2. Urban living
What is rural living?
Rural living is another way to say living in the country.
What is rural living?
It is an area of land found outside of towns and cities.
What is rural living?
You can usually find large forests and fields for growing crops in rural areas.
What is rural living?
Agriculture or farming areas are common in rural areas because there is so much open land.
What is rural living?
Rice, corn, and beans are just a few of the cropsthat can be grown in rural areas.
Rural housing
Rural houses are often small single floor buildings that are simple.
Rural housing
There are not many rooms and most rural houses have only one family living in them.
Rural housing
Rural areas don’t have many homes and businesses. There is a lot of space between each building to grow crops and raise animals.
Lets see what you remember
Look on page 2 in you packet and answer the questions on the review.
1. What are the two main types of living?
A.____________________
B.____________________
2. What is rural living?
Lets see what you remember
3. Is the population in rural areas high or low?
4. What does agriculture mean?
5. Rice, corn, and beans are just a few______ that can be grown in rural areas.
6. Describe a house out in rural area.
7. Does a rural area have many houses close to each other? Yes / No