What do you know about your community’s history? Why do people live in your community?
People may have first settled there because of the area’s resources. The soil and a local river may have made it a good place for farming. Today, people may live there because their jobs are located there or they can easily commute to jobs in the city nearby.
All communities grow and change differently. Some communities, such as San Antonio, Texas, grow slowly over time. Others, such as San Francisco, California, grow quickly because of sudden, unexpected events. Check out these two cities. See how and why they have changed. Then think about how the things that happen today may affect these places in the future.
