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Land Use Types

Ravi, Nia, and Owen host a school radio station. They are planning a pretend neighborhood and want to explain how land is used. Read the place descriptions, then solve the planning challenges.

Four Ways People Use Land

Some land is mainly for homes, such as houses and apartments. Some is used for businesses that sell goods or services, such as stores and restaurants. Other land is used to make, repair, or store products, such as at factories and warehouses. Places for play, exercise, or relaxation include parks and sports courts. A place can serve more than one purpose, but classify it by its main purpose.

1.The radio team reads four proposals for the neighborhood. Which proposal is mainly an area for businesses that sell goods or services?

A row of homes where families live
A grocery store where shoppers buy food
A factory where workers assemble bicycles
A public field where people play soccer

2.Classify each proposed place by its main land use: apartment building; clothing store; furniture factory; public playground.

Apartment building
Clothing store
Furniture factory
Public playground

Recreational
Residential
Commercial
Industrial

3.A warehouse stores boxes of toys before they are shipped to stores. What is its main land use type, and what clue supports your answer?

4.Complete the report: Families live in the neighborhood’s area.

5.Complete the report: People buy groceries in the neighborhood’s area.

6.Complete the report: Workers make tables in the neighborhood’s area.

7.Complete the report: Neighbors play basketball in the neighborhood’s area.

8.The team plans a small public park with a walking path and play equipment. True or false: its main purpose is providing a place for recreation.

TrueFalse

9.A bakery makes bread in a back room and sells it at a counter in front. Which two land use types could describe its activities? Explain which activity fits each type.

10.A vacant lot sits beside homes and a busy street. The team can turn it into a playground or a small store. Name the main land use type for each choice.

11.Owen says, “A place belongs in the category for homes because it is near houses.” Is his rule always correct? Give an example of a nearby place that has a different main land use.

12.Write a short radio announcement describing one useful place the team should add to its neighborhood. Name the place, identify its main land use type, and explain how people would use it.

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