Ghost Towns

Which of the following is NOT a reason for people to leave a town?

• running out of resources

• no longer finding work

• natural disasters

• too many resources

What do all ghost towns have in common?

• They are filled with animals.

• They are lonely places.

• They are dangerous for people.

• They are too cold to survive.

What is the main idea of this book?

• Ghost towns are empty places where people once lived.

• Ghost towns are haunted places with many ghosts.

• Ghost towns are places with many people and animals.

• Ghost towns are old places that have been empty for centuries.

What caused people to leave a town in an African desert?

• Whales became hard to find.

• Gold became hard to find.

• Diamonds became hard to find.

• Silver became hard to find.

What is a resource?

• a rare, precious stone that is prized for its beauty

• a dangerous and powerful type of energy

• a distant or isolated place

• a supply of something valuable or very useful

Which of these events happened first in the history of a town in Japan?

• Harmful radiation filled the air.

• Huge waves hit a nuclear power plant.

• Thousands of people had to move away.

• A large earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan.

What caused a town in Argentina to become a ghost town?

• a huge flood

• an earthquake

• a fire

• a volcanic eruption

Which of the following is a fact about ghost towns?

• They are all created the same way.

• They are all created by natural disasters.

• They are created in many different ways.

• They are all spooky and haunted by ghosts.

What caused a village in Italy to become a ghost town?

• a drought

• earthquakes and landslides

• an underground fire

• a loss of gold

Read this sentence: In 1908, a diamond was found in a desert in Africa. What is a diamond?

• a rare and precious stone

• a supply of something valuable

• a large, destructive ocean wave

• a new place for people to live