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.

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.

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: My community of interest is Virginia City and Gold Hill. Every so often, sinkholes threaten buildings and people's lives in the Virginia City area. In the past, the area's main industry was mining, so today, countless abandoned mines lie underground, many of which are unmapped. The mines in the area are highly deadly through the poisonous gases that rest inside and the deep shafts and tunnels that lie below the surface.

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: Unchecked mines could collapse and cause a sinkhole to form, dragging in everything around its perimeter including buildings, roads, and possibly animals or people. Mines in this community have become sinkholes in the past and have even recurred in the same location, further precautions should be taken into consideration to prevent future damage to the historic area and its residents.