📚 Topic Summary
Transportation links are all the ways people and goods move from one place to another in a community. This includes roads for cars and buses, train tracks for trains, bike paths for bicycles, and even sidewalks for walking! Mapping these links helps us understand how our community works and how we can get around.
🧭 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the following transportation terms with their correct definitions:
| Term |
Definition |
| 1. Route |
A. A path or way between two places. |
| 2. Transportation |
B. A place where trains stop for passengers. |
| 3. Commute |
C. The act of moving people or goods from one place to another. |
| 4. Infrastructure |
D. Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis. |
| 5. Station |
E. The basic physical and organizational structures needed for a society to operate properly. |
Match the above.
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
Words: buses, community, roads, sidewalks, trains
Our __________ has many ways to get around. We can use __________ to drive cars and __________. Some people ride __________ that travel on tracks. We can also walk on __________.
🧠 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine your community only had one type of transportation. How would this change things? Give 2 examples.