Geography 4th/5th: Indicator #6

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Geography: Fourth and Fifth

Students will use geographic concepts and processes to examine the role of culture, technology, and the environment in the location and distribution of human activities and spatial connections throughout time.

In the context of Maryland up to contemporary times and United States history through 1790, students are able to do everything required at earlier grades and are able to:

Indicator #6
Describe causes and consequences of migration to and within Maryland and the United States. 

This lesson plan looks at the creation of “Boomtowns and Ghostowns” as a result of natural resource extraction and what happens when the resources are depleted http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g35/boomtown.html

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