1. Discussion Grid: Homelessness
Homeless Men:
Homeless Women:
Homeless Teens:

2. OPERATION SANDWICH

3. DISCUSSION GRID What is Homelessness?
How many people are homeless in the USA? North Carolina? Charlotte?
How do people become homeless?
Is homelessness a choice? Why or Why not? Can it be changed? If so, how?
How does the homeless in my community affect me?
How can I affect and help the homeless in my community? What are some resources out there? What are YOUR ideas?

4. Chapter 15 Citizenship in the Community
American Civics
4/14/2018
Chapter 15 Citizenship in the Community
Section 1: Kinds of Communities
Section 2: Purposes of Communities
Section 3: Citizens Serve Communities
Chapter 15

5. Section 1: Kinds of Communities
Section 1: Kinds of Communities
The Main Idea
There are many kinds of communities. Some are located in transportation centers, farming regions, factories, or offices. Communities may be small or large, but all of them take advantage of their surroundings.
Reading Focus
What factors affect the location of communities?
What types of communities exist in rural areas?
What types of communities exist in urban areas?

6. Transportation, resources, and climate affect a community’s location:
Section 1: Kinds of Communities
Transportation, resources, and climate affect a community’s location:
Early settlers chose locations with natural advantages for their livelihood: fertile river valleys, harbors, hydroelectric power, and good climates.
Businesses and trade developed at crossroads and led to new communities.
Waterways offer ports, water, and transportation.

7. Section 1: Kinds of Communities
Transportation, resources, and climate affect a community’s location: (continued)
1840s—Railroads connected regions, and new inland communities developed.
Auto travel has led to communities along highways.
Communities grow where natural resources can be developed.
Good climates promote recreation and enable farming in certain regions.

8. Rural Communities Section 1: Kinds of Communities
Rural farm communities—America’s smallest communities; approximately 2 million farms in the USA
Small country towns—population of less than 2,500; where farmers buy supplies and market crops; have movies, shops, and post offices
Recently, some businesses have established themselves in rural areas.

9. Urban Areas: Section 1: Kinds of Communities Have 2,500 or more people
1990s—3/4 of USA lived in urban areas
Today suburbs are growing faster, and some cities have grown smaller

10. Metropolitan area: Section 1: Kinds of Communities
Metropolitan area: A large city and its surrounding towns and suburbs (261 in the USA)
Some metropolitan areas have turned into a megalopolis—an area so large it forms a continuous urban chain. EX: NYC, Philly, Baltimore, and D.C.

11. SECTION 1
Question: What are examples and characteristics of urban and metropolitan areas?
Urban Area
Metropolitan Area
large city
unclear where city ends and the surrounding towns and suburbs begin
village
town
borough
city
population of
2,500 or more

13. Section 2: Purposes of Communities
Section 2: Purposes of Communities
The Main Idea
People live together in communities for many reasons. Communities provide people with ways to communicate with one another and relax in their free time. Communities also provide services and local governments that help residents make the most of their resources and labor.
Reading Focus
What kinds of values do communities teach?
What types of services do communities provide?

14. Methods of communication in communities:
Section 2: Purposes of Communities
Methods of communication in communities:
Conversation with other members
Telephones, , Internet, radios, and television
Writing letters and notes
Newspapers
Books and magazines

15. Communities help people enjoy their lives:
Section 2: Purposes of Communities
Communities help people enjoy their lives:
Provide recreational facilities to encourage health, diversion, cultural learning, and relaxation.
Promote natural assets like climate and location.
Combining resources and labor improves quality of life.
Public safety and education provided by communities.

16. Local communities need laws and regulations to:
Section 2: Purposes of Communities
Local communities need laws and regulations to:
help citizens avoid conflict.
maintain peace and order.
provide forums for addressing problems and concerns.

17. Why Communities Need Laws and Regulations
SECTION 2
Question: Why do local communities need laws and regulations?
Why Communities Need Laws and Regulations
to maintain peace
to maintain order

19. Section 3: Citizens Serve Communities
Section 3: Citizens Serve Communities
The Main Idea
Communities provide many benefits and services to their residents. But citizens also need to contribute their energy and efforts if they want their communities to remain welcoming and healthy. Communities depend on cooperation among people.
Reading Focus
How can citizens help their communities face challenges?
Why is volunteering important to help improve the communities in which we live?

20. Challenges facing America’s communities:
Section 3: Citizens Serve Communities
Challenges facing America’s communities:
Limited opportunities for young people
Drug use, crime, and family management problems
Pollution, traffic jams, and downtown decay
Faltering schools
Museum and park maintenance

21. Volunteer groups improve our communities:
Section 3: Citizens Serve Communities
Volunteer groups improve our communities:
Aid sick people, those in poverty, elderly, and the disabled
Raise money for charity
Clean up neighborhoods and address community needs
Permanent groups include firefighters/hospital volunteers.
Large national groups: League of Women Voters, American Cancer Society, and Volunteers of America

22. Good citizenship is related to developing good communities:
Section 3: Citizens Serve Communities
Good citizenship is related to developing good communities:
Enjoy a community’s benefits and contribute to the community in return.
Take pride in your community and make it the best it can be.

23. How Good Citizenship Relates to Developing Good Communities
SECTION 3
Question: How does good citizenship relate to developing good communities?
How Good Citizenship Relates to Developing Good Communities
When citizens fulfill their duties and responsibilities
the quality of life in communities improves.

25. Chapter 15 Wrap-Up
1. How do natural factors and transportation influence the development of communities?
2. What are the “two rural Americas,” and how do they differ?
3. How do people communicate in communities?
4. What roles do laws and regulations play in communities?
5. In what ways are volunteer organizations essential to a community’s success?
6. What problems do communities in the United States face?