The document compares and contrasts urban, suburban, and rural communities. It provides examples of where a country mouse and city mouse live - a rural area in Nebraska versus Manhattan, New York. It discusses how homes, jobs, and places to play differ between the three community types, providing examples of each. Urban areas may have apartments and townhouses, office jobs, and large parks, while rural areas may have more spaced out houses, farming jobs, and county fairs.

1. Do you know anyone that lives in an urban community ? What about a rural community? How are these communities alike and how are they different?

2. A COMMUNITY is a place where people: Work Play Live

3. There are actually three types of communities: Urban

4. Suburban

5. Rural

7. Urban - a large community with many people and large buildings, a city.

8. Suburban - a medium-sized community near a large city, houses are close together, you may see parks and malls.

9. Rural -a community where houses are far apart, there are a smaller number of people, and you may see farms and forests.

10. I am the country mouse. I live in a rural community in Nebraska. The population in Hampton,Nebraska is 439.

11. I am the City Mouse. I live in an urban community in Manhattan. Manhattan is in New York City. The population of Manhattan is 1,620,867 people.

12. All communities have places where people live. Homes are different in different communities. Urban communities may have high rise apartments and town houses.

13. Suburbs may have houses with lawns but with close neighbors. There may also be apartment buildings.

14. Rural areas may have houses that are farther apart, on large areas of land with trees.

15. This is my house. 320 Lincoln Street Bradshaw Nebraska This is my house. 320 Lincoln Street Bradshaw Nebraska

16. This is my house. I live at 401 East 60 th Street in a high rise building. My apartment number is 37B.

17. All communities have places to work. Different communities have different jobs. Urban communities may have office workers, store clerks, taxi drivers.

18. Suburban communities may have factory workers.

19. Rural communities may have farmers.