Make Way for Ducklings By Robert McCloskey

Where do we live?

Where is Massachusetts and Boston?

This story takes place in Boston, Massachusetts about 50 years

ago.

Geographic terms

PondRiver

Bank

Island

Hill

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Economic Terms

PondA body of water, smaller than a lake

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BankThe sloping land bordering a stream or river

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Hill

A small area of land that is higher than the land around it

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RiverA large moving body of fresh water that starts at a source higher than land

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Island

Land that is surrounded by water and is smaller than a continent

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Economic Terms

Goods are things that we can touch and use

Services are activities that people do for us

Review: What are Goods and Services?

Economic Terms

What are resources?

Things used to produce goods and services

Natural Resources

Resources found in or on the earth which can be used to produce goods and services

Describe Boston

Make a web using Kidspiration which identifies physical setting and economic characteristics of Boston.

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