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    CH 1 Class 6 Geography

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    This document is a chapter from a 6th grade geography textbook about the Earth and the solar system. It contains questions and answers that define key terms like planets, stars, the solar system, and describes characteristics of the Earth, Moon and other planets. It explains that planets orbit the Sun in elongated paths, and identifies Venus as Earth's twin and Earth as the third planet from the Sun.

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    CH 1 Class 6 Geography

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    This document is a chapter from a 6th grade geography textbook about the Earth and the solar system. It contains questions and answers that define key terms like planets, stars, the solar system, and describes characteristics of the Earth, Moon and other planets. It explains that planets orbit the Sun in elongated paths, and identifies Venus as Earth's twin and Earth as the third planet from the Sun.

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    This document is a chapter from a 6th grade geography textbook about the Earth and the solar system. It contains questions and answers that define key terms like planets, stars, the solar system, and describes characteristics of the Earth, Moon and other planets. It explains that planets orbit the Sun in elongated paths, and identifies Venus as Earth's twin and Earth as the third planet from the Sun.

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    CH 1 Class 6 Geography

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