3rd Grade - International Section

A. Choose the correct answer:

1. People depend on (businesses - landforms – reference works) if they need
goods and services.
2. (An email – A farm – A bus) is a form of communication.
3. (Communication – Transportation – Economy), such as buses and trains, is
found in urban areas.
4. Cities are in (rural – suburban – urban) regions.
5. The (population – transportation – communication) of a place is the number
of people living there.
6. The (population – transportation – communication) is the movement of
people and goods.
7. A/An (Urban – suburban – rural) community is in the countryside, away
from large cities.
8. In the 1700s, George Rogers Clark and his soldiers rested in (Greenbelt –
Clarksville - Seattle) during the fight to make the United States a country.
9. Citizens in communities have their own (climate – cultures – maps).
10. (Skyscrapers – Houses – Elevated trains) provide a place for a lot of people
to work.
11. A (climate – government – harbor) is the weather in a place over a long
period of time.
12. People provide different (nations – landforms – goods) and services to the
community.
13. I can visit (historical societies -historic sites – ancestors) to see where
important events took place.
14. I can visit (historical societies -historic sites – ancestors) to meet people
who are interested in their community’s history.
15. A (climate – mountain – region) is a landform.
16. (Citizens – Communities – Governments) are places where people live and
work.
17. (Population – Transportation – Communication) is the sharing of
information.
 18. Houses are close to each other in an (urban region - a suburban region - a
rural region)

B. Complete the following sentences with these words:

(service - Internet - climate –harbor– economy - suburb)

1. A doctor’s visit is a ……………..

2. Each community has its own landforms, history and ……………..
3. Many urban areas grew because they were close to a …………….. that
allowed ships to load and unload goods.
4. In a ………..........., people can shop at local stores, but they might choose to
go to a nearby city for more choices.
5. You can use the …………… to send an email to someone who lives far
away.
6. A college can help the ……………... of rural areas.

C. Match:

1. Rural areas grow…………… a. mail or the Internet.

2. A government is a group of people ………… b. through the library.

3. Sister cities………… c. have different pasts.
4. People communicate by telephone, ………..
d. trade ideas.
5. I can learn about the history of my community
…………….. e. that makes laws.

6. Greenbelt and Clarksville ……………... f. food for other communities.

D. Write “True” or “False”:

1. Banks keep order and keep people safe.
2. Heritage is a set of values and ways of life handed down to people.
3. A reference work is a source of fact.
4. A tennis ball is a service.
5. People visit museums to see objects from other places and times. They can
also see art there.
6. A nation is a place where the climate is dry.
7. George Rogers Clark and his soldiers rested in Greenbelt during the fight to
make the United States a country.
8. People cannot come together in schools and parks.
9. I can learn about the history of my community by interviewing people.
10. A rural region has many people, busy streets, and tall buildings.