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Middle School World Geography: Focus on Economics Grade: 6-8   Published: 2004 1 of the 9 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Lesson 6 - Joining Together That Which Has Drifted Apart In this lesson, the students learn about the physical forces that move people on different continents further apart and the economic forces that bring them together. They read about the formation and ...

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