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How Communities Are Different

In this topic you will find things that are different in different communities.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name differences between communities
  • Compare a village and a city
  • Compare a coastal and an inland community

What you already know

  • How communities are alike

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
History as a Subject
Sub-strand
Community History
Indicator
B1.1.4.2.1 – State the similarities and differences between the communities where learners live

Introduction

In a city there are tall buildings and many cars. In a village there are farms and fewer cars. Communities can be different.

1. Village and City

Village and city
VillageCity
few peoplemany people
farms aroundmany offices and shops
few carsmany cars
small housestall buildings

2. Coastal and Inland

Where communities are
Coastal communityInland community
near the seafar from the sea
many people fishmany people farm
example: Cape Coastexample: Kumasi
A quiet village with farms beside a busy city with tall buildings
Figure 1: A village and a city are different Draw your community and one way it is different from another.Illustration: Sirbus

Remember: Different does not mean better or worse.

New words

different
Not the same.
coastal
Near the sea.
inland
Far from the sea.
population
The number of people living in a place.

Summary

  • Communities can be different.
  • Cities have many people; villages have fewer people.
  • Coastal communities fish; many inland communities farm.

Class activity: Spot the Difference

  1. Look at photographs of a village and a city.
  2. Find three differences.
  3. Say which one is more like your community.

You need: Printed photographs of local Ghanaian communities, Sketch map of the local area, Exercise books

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which has more cars?

    • A. A city
    • B. A small village
    • C. A farm
    • D. A forest
    Show answer
    Answer: A cityCities are busy.

  2. 2. Where do many people fish?

    • A. Coastal communities
    • B. Deserts
    • C. Mountains
    • D. Inland farms
    Show answer
    Answer: Coastal communitiesThey are near the sea.

  3. 3. Kumasi is a city.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueKumasi is a big city in Ghana.

  4. 4. All communities are exactly the same.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseCommunities are different in many ways.

  5. 5. A community near the sea is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: coastalCoastal means near the sea.

  6. 6. Write one difference between a village and a city.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. a city has more people.Cities are bigger.

Homework

  1. Draw one thing in a city and one thing in a village.