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The Cultural Geography of East Asia Lesson PlanThe Cultural Geography of East Asia Lesson Plan
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The Cultural Geography of East Asia

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Students use information from the Asia Society's AskAsia Web site to explore the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. They answer four questions and then use what they have learned to write a letter of introduction to a Japanese exchange student.

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4th - 6th
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Social Studies & History
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