From Boomtown to Ghost Town
From Boomtown to Ghost Town
Description:
In order to fully understand the geographic concept of natural resource use, students should learn about the ways that resource extraction affects the physical and human landscape. In this lesson, provided by National Geographic, they’ll discuss how a specific economic activity in a region can facilitate the creation of towns, which often turn into ghost towns if the economic activity ends.
Education Levels:
3, 4, 5
Subject:
Economics, Geography, General Science
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
GIF, Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
National Geographic Society
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