RURAL LIVING
Types of living
Vocabulary words
 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 crops
that 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

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