Cut and Paste: Characteristics of Communities | Teach Starter - Free Printable

To solve this problem, we need to sort the different characteristics into the correct community type: Rural, Suburban, or Urban.

Let's look at the definitions of each:
* Rural: These are countryside areas. They have lots of open space, farms, and very few people living there.
* Suburban: These are areas just outside of big cities. They often have houses with yards, medium-sized populations, and are less crowded than cities but more crowded than rural areas.
* Urban: These are big cities. They are very crowded, have tall buildings, lots of stores, and many people.

Now let's look at the cut-out items at the bottom of the page (based on the text visible in the image):

1. "crowded and filled with tall buildings, stores, and restaurants": This describes a busy city. -> Urban
2. [Picture of a Barn]: Barns are found on farms in the countryside. -> Rural
3. "medium population": Rural has small populations, Urban has large populations. Medium fits in the middle. -> Suburban
4. "city": This is the definition of an urban area. -> Urban
5. "small population": Countryside areas have fewer people. -> Rural
6. [Picture of a House with a Yard/Tree]: This looks like a typical neighborhood home, not a farm and not a skyscraper. -> Suburban
7. "village or..." (Text is cut off, but likely "village or town"): Villages are small communities usually considered rural. -> Rural
8. "less crowded and..." (Text is cut off, but likely refers to suburbs being less crowded than cities): -> Suburban
9. [Picture of City Skyline/Tall Buildings]: Shows a dense city area. -> Urban
10. "lots of open land": Farms and forests have open land. -> Rural

Let's group them clearly:

Rural Characteristics:
* Small population
* Barn (image)
* Village or... (text)
* Lots of open land

Suburban Characteristics:
* Medium population
* House with yard (image)
* Less crowded and... (text)

Urban Characteristics:
* Crowded and filled with tall buildings... (text)
* City
* City skyline (image)

Final Answer:

Rural:
* small population
* [Image of Barn]
* village or...
* lots of open land

Suburban:
* medium population
* [Image of House with Yard]
* less crowded and...

Urban:
* crowded and filled with tall buildings, stores, and restaurants
* city
* [Image of City Skyline]