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Econ Ed Link: Where Did You Come From? Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: Where Did You Come From? Lesson Plan
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Econ Ed Link: Where Did You Come From?

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This site is an excellent lesson in which students explore the economic interdependence shared between the United States and Chile. Students will learn about the products imported from Chile and determine the reasons for trade between the two countries when they visit this site.

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economy, globalization, international trade, manufacturing, products

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analyzing geographic information, asking geographic questions, econedlink, economic interdependence, global market, human and natural resources, international foods, using geographic perspective and tools to analyze problems, council for economic education, economic dependence, economic interdependence on the earth's surface, foreign products, technology develops resources
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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