QUIZZIZ_HMH RESOURCES & COMMUNITIES LESSON

Draw

Circle all of the natural resources.

Multiple Select

The ocean along New Jersey's coast is important to many communities. Which sentences from the reading help support the idea that water is a natural resource with many benefits and uses.

• The ocean makes a difference in many communities along the New Jersey coast.

• Cape May is one of them. For more than a century, tourists have flocked to its beaches.

• Today, many people in Cape May work in hotels and other places that tourists visit.

• Cape May is also known for fishing. Some fishing boats carry people who fish for fun.

• Many others carry people who catch fish and shellfish for a living. Some of the fish is shipped to places as far away as Japan.

Open Ended

According to our reading, forests, particularly in North Carolina have created many jobs. Read the section below and write down one way the forests have created jobs for workers in North Carolina.

Forests have created jobs for North Carolina communities. Some workers cut down trees. Other workers cut the logs into lumber. Some lumber goes to the area around High Point, North Carolina. High Point has many companies that make wood furniture. This furniture is shipped around the country and around the world.

Open Ended

Copper can be found in some mountains in Arizona. Read the section below and tell me how copper can be used as a natural resource.

Copper is a metal that can be melted to make wire and other products. Copper has made a huge difference in the community of Morenci. That’s the location of the largest copper mine in the United States. The people of Morenci depend on the mine for work. They also depend on the mining company for their homes. The mining company builds and owns most of the homes in the community.

Multiple Choice

The rich soil in the community of Blackfoot, Idaho is perfect for growing which of the following crops?

• corn

• potatoes

• apples

• beans

Open Ended

How would life in rural Blackfoot, Idaho be different than where you live now?

Poll

Wrap-Up

True of False: Natural resources bring communities together as they share, trade, and build using their unique resources.

• True

• False