Different Villages

The swirls read a text about different villages around the world.  They then compared villages far from the sea with villages in the mountains. Here is their compare and contrast map and summary...

We are comparing a village far from the sea with a village in the mountains. A village far from the sea is very hot. They grow cotton to sell at the markets. Houses in villages far from the sea are made from mud and straw. Men live in rectangular houses and women live in circular houses. People in these villages sleep on mats. Villages high in the mountains are very cold. To get to villages in the mountains you need to walk or ride a horse. The houses are built into the sides of the mountain. Yaks, sheep and goats are very important to the people in the mountains because they give them milk. Although these villages are in different parts of the world with different people, different temperatures and different ways of living there are also some similarities.People live in both these places. Old people are very important to these villages because they have lots of knowledge to share. People in both these villages live close together and share with each other. Villages are important to the people that live there because they rely on each other for food and resources. Different villages are suited to the areas that they are in.