Explores the various places that communities are built and how the geography, natural resources, and climate affects the kind of food the people eat, the clothes they wear, and the houses they build.
Traces the history and culture of early Native American communities, the growth of early colonial settlements and pioneers into the West, and how the industrial age and inventions changed communities worldwide.
"Defines resources and describes the different types of resources... also addresses the concept of scarcity, showing readers how, because all resources have their limits, it is important to use them responsibly and efficiently in a healthy economy."--Publisher.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to the economic issue of scarcity of resources, and describes how goods are exchanged, resources, productivity, causes of scarcity, and other related topics.
