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1. What are villages like?
People live in settlements with houses, streets and other
buildings.
The number of people is the population.
There are different types of settlements: villages, towns
and cities.
Villages are small settlements with a small population.
3 types of villages
tourist villages: they attract tourists
who like mountain walks or enjoy
the beaches
Industrial villages: factories
and farms that make or process
local products.
Small villages: Some villages get smaller and there are fewer services.
2 What are towns and cities like?
Towns and cities are large settlements with a large population.
They have 3 parts:
Advantages of city
1. They have many services, like hospitals and universities.
2. There are offices, banks, theatres and cinemas.
3. There are many jobs. People work in factories, hospitals,
banks, shops and offices.
Disadvantages of city life
City or village:
3 What is the local council?
Every village, town or city is called a municipality. It consists
of the buildings, the population and the territory surrounding it.
Every municipality has a local council. It is the
government that represents all the people.
How do local councils work?
1. The people who work in the local council
are called councillors.
2. The head of the
local council is the mayor.
The mayor + councillors = organise the municipality and solve
the problems of the community
They work in a building called
the town hall.
How can we be responsible citizens?
3 What are the local services ?
The local council organises the local services.
These are
the services that the citizens use in their municipality.
What are municipal taxes?
Taxes are money that citizens have to pay to the government
