| A | B |
| community | a place where people live, work, and play |
| businesses | a store or other place where people buy and sell things |
| public places | places in a community that are for everyone to use |
| examples of public places | libraries, parks, and schools |
| weather | how hot or cold, wet or dry it is |
| natural resource | something people need and use that comes from nature |
| examples of natural resources | trees, soil, fish |
| minerals | natural resources that are mined or dug out of the ground |
| examples of minerals | coal, gold, rocks, oil |
| climate | the kind of weather a place has over a period of time |
| landforms | shapes of the land |
| plains | flat land |
| mountains | very high land |
| valley | low land between mountains |
| canyon | a very deep valley with steep walls |
| suburbs | a community near a big city |
| rural | a community found near farms |
| city | a place with many, many people often living in apartments), tall buildings, and places where people work |
| urban community | another name for a city |
| transportation | how people or things get from place to place |
| factories | a place where things are made |
| goods | things made by people |