Chapter 21.2
Discover How Your State's Natural Resources Create Amazing Industries
You will explore how local materials like trees, minerals, and crops support businesses and create jobs in your community.
What You'll Learn
You discover how natural resources support local business industries
You learn why companies use materials found in their
You explore examples like mining, farming, fishing, and lumber
You understand connections between geography and local job opportunities
What You'll Practice
1
You identify why businesses use local natural resources available
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You explain connections between regional resources and local industries
3
You analyze how natural resources create jobs in communities
Why This Matters
You need to understand how natural resources create industries because this knowledge helps you see how your community's economy works and why certain jobs exist in your area.
This Unit Includes
Practice exercises
Learning resources
Skills
Natural Resources
State Industries
Local Business
Economic Geography
Resource Management
OH Curriculum Aligned
