The first communities, groups of people living in the same area, were started by early pioneer families. Although pioneer communities looked very different from communities today, modern communities also look different from each other. All communities old or new, large or small, have people, sometimes from different parts of the world. Communities have buildings, places to live, work, go to school. Big cities (urban areas) are divided into small communities and neighbourhoods.

Teacher's resources available under Additional info tag. Also available in the French language version under: Qu'est-ce qu'une communauté?, DVD368.