There are many different kinds of communities around the world. Communities can

be urban (in a city), suburban (near a city), or rural (in the countryside, far from the city).

Urban communities usually have many neighborhoods, where people often live close together in apartment buildings or small houses. Streets in these neighborhoods

often have lots of people and many stores and businesses. People in urban

neighborhoods often walk or take public transportation to get to places.

In suburban communities, people typically live in separate houses. Stores and

businesses are not usually nearby, and people often have to drive to get there.

Some suburban communities have public transportation, and others don’t.

In rural communities, people often live apart from each other, not in neighborhoods.
There isn’t usually any public transportation, and people have to drive everywhere.

In the old days, most people around the world lived in small towns and villages,

where they knew their neighbors. These days, more people live in large urban

communities. Experts predict that in the future most people will live in “megacities”

of more than ten million people. Will there be friendly neighborhoods in these