1. KEY VOCABULARY Familiar Places

2. AGREE Definition: to have the same idea or opinion. N, V or Adj.? I agree with Michelle Obama’s healthy eating campaign.

3. COMMUNITY Definition: A place where people live, work and carry out their daily lives. N, V or Adj.? La Villita, or Little Village, is a community in Chicago that was built by the city’s Mexican population.

4. Definition: already known N, V or Adj.? I am familiar with many traditional Mexican foods. FAMILIAR

5. Definition: A special event or party. N, V or Adj.? Day of the Dead is a festival celebrated in Mexico. FESTIVAL

6. Definition: belonging or pertaining to a home country or culture. N, V or Adj.? Tall prairie grasses are native to the Kansas plains. NATIVE

7. Definition: A place where people live and work together. N, V or Adj.? The neighborhoods in a city are different than those in the country. NEIGHBORHOOD

8. Definition: The number of people living in a place. N, V or Adj.? The world’s population is currently over seven billion people. POPULATION

9. Definition: An activity or belief that people share for many years. N, V or Adj.? The dance of Los Voladores is a tradition of the Totonaca people of Mexico. TRADITION