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Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins: Geography

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Contents

Introduction

Where Is It?

What Is It Like?

How Do We Adjust To Where We Live?

How Do People, Things, and Ideas Move From One Place To Another?

There Is So Much In the World. How Can We Look At It All?

Conclusion

References

Glossary

Resources

Acknowledgments

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