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Environmental StoryAnswer the questions below. Compare your answers with those of your classmates.
How long has your family lived in Albuquerque? ______________________________________________
What part of the country or the world did your family come from? _________________________________
How far is it from Albuquerque to your family's former home? __________ miles __________ kilometers
Why did your family move to Albuquerque? Check all answers which apply.
__________ to make a living __________ there's more to do in Albuquerque
__________ for someone's health __________ other reasons (Explain.)
__________ because of climate ________________________________________
__________ to be near relatives ________________________________________
Why you like or dislike living in Albuquerque?
List five things you like most about Albuquerque. Discuss the reasons for your answers with your classmates. What could happen to change those things?
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List five things you like least about Albuquerque. Discuss the reasons for your answer with your classmates.
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What could happen to change those things?
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List the things you like to do for fun. Next to each, check those you are able to do easily in Albuquerque.
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Check the places you have gone to. Circle those you especially liked.
__________ Coronado Monument __________ Tingley Park __________ Doc Long Picnic Area
__________ Isleta Pueblo __________ Juan Tabo Picnic Area __________ Rio Grande Nature Center
__________ Sandia Crest __________ Petroglyph State Park __________ Elena Gallegos Picnic Area
If you had to share any of these places with hundreds of other people, how would you feel?
Does that mean that only you should be allowed to go? Discuss.
Pretend a friend from out of town wrote to ask your opinion about whether he and his family should move to Albuquerque. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Answer this questionnaire pretending to be a Pueblo Indian in 1310; a Spaniard in 1706; a railroad builder in 1880; a Black in 1960; a retired Air Force officer in 1970.
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