Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: The community is a relatively isolated neighborhood that is next to the intersection between two important roads. There is not a natural gathering point for the community in the neighborhood beyond the nearby playground and clubhouse maintained by the homeowners association for the neighborhood. It is geographically far away from any natural gathering point, such as a town center or church.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: The neighborhood does not have a general shared cultural or historical interest. There is a mixture of different religious and ethnic groups. The neighborhood has only existed for approximately 25 years, as that was when the townhouses were built.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: The neighborhood is located near a series of forests that have been maintained for years. Recently, they have been cut down and reduced to build a new storage facility. As a result, there is increasing concern that storms can flood the lower parts of our neighborhood.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: The community is relatively isolated from other neighborhoods. Despite the lack of shared cultural or ethnic ties, it is a singular community that should be kept together simply due to the geography and lack of a cultural plurality in the neighborhood.