McGraw-Hill SocialStudies 2003 Return to Unit List
Communities in Our Country
Grade 3
Lesson Summary Lesson Summary
     
Unit 1: People Build Communities
Chapter 1: Life in Communities
Lesson 2: Communities in Our Country
 
On the Farm

Beatrice is a rural farming community in Nebraska. The farmers who live there work very hard to take care of their corn plants. To have fun, they attend the Gage County Fair, where they show their best crops and animals.

Exploring a City

An urban community is a city with many neighborhoods. San Francisco is an example of an urban community. People love to travel across the city on cable cars that run on tracks. Chinatown is a famous San Francisco neighborhood that was founded over one hundred years ago when people from China came to California for the Gold Rush.

Life in a Suburb

A Suburb is a community that is near a city. Alexandria, Virginia is a growing suburb of Washington, D.C. Many people who live in Alexandria work in Washington. They use cars, buses, and trains to travel to their jobs. There are also many jobs in and around this growing suburb.