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2. Read children’s books or show videos about moun- tain life in the past and perhaps today in Switzer- land or Nepal.
3. Engage students in a research project on how the local area is affected by mountains or interdepen- dent with mountain regions. Even if located at great distance from a mountain range, your area probably has some connections via climate and weather patterns, importing of raw materials, visit- ing of national parks or ski resorts, and so forth.
4. Study changes over time in the economy/ population of a particular mountain region or community (especially if local).
5. Study and discuss travel brochures or videos that feature tourist options in mountain regions. Invite students to show and tell about vacation trips or other family experiences in mountain regions.
6. Discuss policy issues relating to mountain regions (air and water quality, land and water use, and so forth).
7. Have students discuss or write about the trade-offs involved in living in mountain regions, then explain why they would or would not want to live there (or, alternatively, why they would want to visit or move to Denver, Aspen, Lake Tahoe, the Blue Ridge, or some other specific location).
Print Resources for Potential Use in This Unit
Legrand Cannon, Look to the Mountain.
Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain.
Jean Craighead, On the Far Side of the Mountain. Cynthia Rylant, When I was Young in the Mountains. Ken Slone, Mountain Teacher.
Kathleen Zoehfeld, How Mountains are Made.
Internet Resources for Potential Use in This Unit
http://www.envirolink.org
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/geography/geography. htm
References Used in Development of the Unit
Godde, P., Price, M. H., & Zimmerman, F. M. (Eds.). (2000). Tourism and development in mountain regions. New York: CABI Publishing.
Messerli, B. & Ives, J. D. (Eds.) (1997). Mountains of the world: A global priority. New York: Parthenon Publishing Group Inc.
Price, M. F. (2002). Mountains. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press.
Price, M. F., Jansky, L. F., & Iastenia, A. A. (Eds.). (2004). Key issues for mountain areas. New York: United Nations University Press.
Price, M. F., & Butt, N. (Eds). (2000). Forests in sustain- able mountain development: A state of knowledge report for 2000. New York: CABI Publishing.
Simon, S. (1994). Mountains. New York: Morrow Junior Books.
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