Finding out something that was not known or seen before, like a new animal or a hidden treasure.
discovery
A place that grows very quickly in population and business because of sudden prosperity.
boom town
The total number of people who live in a certain area.
population
A claim is something that a person has a legal right to.
claim
The process where valuable materials like gold and coal are taken out from deep under the ground.
mining
A person who puts money into something to make a profit or get an advantage.
investor
A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants.
ghost town
Things that we need to live and grow, but there's not an endless supply of them.
limited resources
A person who explores an area to find minerals such as gold.
prospector
Development is the process of growing, changing, or becoming more advanced.
development
The way people use and manage resources, like money, materials, and labor.
economy
When you make a guess about something you don't know for sure, like guessing what will happen next in a story
speculate