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Table of Contents
SOUTH AMERICA LOCATION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER...................................................4
SOUTH AMERICA PLACE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER...........................................................5
SOUTH AMERICA MOVEMENT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER................................................6
SOUTH AMERICA GRAPHIC ORGANIZER..........................................................................7
SOUTH AMERICA HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER.................................................................................................................................8
SOUTH AMERICA ABSOLUTE LOCATION ACTIVITY.....................................................9
SOUTH AMERICA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS.....................................10
SOUTH AMERICA EAST POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY MAP..........................................11
LATIN AMERICA POLITICAL MAP REFERENCE SHEET.............................................12
SOUTH AMERICA PHYSICAL MAP ACTIVITY................................................................13
SOUTH AMERICA PHYSICAL MAP......................................................................................14
SOUTH AMERICA PHYSICAL REFERENCE MAP............................................................15
LANGUAGES OF SOUTH AMERICA MAP..........................................................................16
LANGUAGES OF SOUTH AMERICA QUESTIONS............................................................17
SOUTH AMERICA READING ACTIVITY.............................................................................18
BRAZIL WORKSHEET.............................................................................................................21
SOUTH AMERICA WORKSHEET..........................................................................................22
S. AMERICA INTRO ATLAS ACTIVITY...............................................................................23
SOUTH AMERICA PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ATLAS ACTIVITY..................................24
RAINFOREST ACTIVITY........................................................................................................28
SOUTH AMERICA HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITY.....................................................29
SOUTH AMERICA REGIONS ATLAS ACTIVITY...............................................................32
HEROES of SOUTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE ACTIVITY......................................35
BRAZILIAN CROPS CHARTS AND GRAPHS ACTIVITY.................................................36
CATTLE COUNTRY READING AND QUESTIONS.............................................................37
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
ABSOLUTE
RELATIVE
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
PHYSICAL
HUMAN
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
PEOPLE GOODS
GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMIC
IDEAS
POLITICAL
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
SOUTH AMERICA
BETWEEN LATITUDE LINES: _____________ and _____________
__________
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
STEP 1: Label each country in the list below on the POLITICAL MAP of Africa.
ALL locations on the map are Most of the locations Assignment is a little Assignment is poorly
labeled correctly and neatly are labeled correctly. more than half attempted or locations
and are printed in black or blue Labels are not neatly complete. Labels are are not labeled
ink or pencil. Labels are in readable by the messy or unreadable accurately.
horizontal direction. Place instructor or are not all by instructor or are not
names are capitalized and in horizontal direction. in horizontal direction.
spelled correctly. Writing is Place names are not Place names are not
legible like it would be in an capitalized. spelled correctly.
atlas
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
1 3 5
7 2 6 4
4
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
1. Titleyourmap:PhysicalMapofSouthAmerica
2.Labelthefollowingrivers:
ParanRiver ParaguayRiver
AmazonRiver PlataRiver
NegroRiver OrinocoRiver
3.Labelthefollowinglandforms.
AndesMountains BrazilianHighlands
AmazonBasin GuyanaHighlands
4.Labelthefollowingbodiesofwater:
AtlanticOcean PacificOcean
ALL locations on the map are Most of the locations Assignment is a little Assignment is poorly
labeled correctly and neatly are labeled correctly. more than half attempted or locations
and are printed in black or blue Labels are not neatly complete. Labels are are not labeled
ink or pencil. Labels are in readable by the messy or unreadable accurately.
horizontal direction. Place instructor or are not all by instructor or are not
names are capitalized and in horizontal direction. in horizontal direction.
spelled correctly. Writing is Place names are not Place names are not
legible like it would be in an capitalized. spelled correctly.
atlas
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
1. In what part of Latin America is Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire, spoken?
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2. In what parts of modern Latin American are the dialects of the Maya Empire spoken?
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3. Which European language is the most widespread in Latin America?
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5. Name three European languages, besides Spanish, that are spoken in parts of Latin
America today.
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6. What language is spoken only on an island in the Caribbean Sea and nowhere else in
Latin America?
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________
7. Using this map and a political map of Latin America, name the country in which
Portuguese is the main language. Why do you think Portuguese is the main language
there?
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________________________________________________________________________
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Brazil
Label&
Brazil&
on&
the&
map&
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
South America
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
DIRECTIONS: Use the information above to determine if the following statements are true or
false.
1. ______The Andes Mountains are the longest range in South America.
2. ______Lake Maracaibo is the highest lake in South America.
3. ______The Amazon is South Americas longest river.
4. ______Argentina is South Americas largest country.
5. ______French Guiana is South Americas most densely populated country.
6. ______South Americas largest urban area is in Brazil.
DIRECTIONS: Use the information on page 111 to answer the following questions. Circle the
correct answer under each question.
c. Parnaiba River e.
d. Purus River
f. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6
g. SOUTH AMERICA PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ATLAS ACTIVITY
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ap. DIRECTIONS: Use the Land Cover Map of South America to match the
following places in South America with their predominant land cover.
aq.
ar. Places in South America Land Cover
as.
1. _____ Patagonia A. Tundra
2. _____ Amazon Basin B. Tropical rain forest
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
at.
au. DIRECTIONS: Use the Elevation Map of South America and Cross Section to
determine if the following statements are true or false. Write T in front of the
sentence if it is true and F if it is false.
av.
1. _____ The highest elevation in South America is in the Andes Mountains.
2. _____ Most of the Amazon River flows through an area with an elevation of 0 to 500
feet above sea
aw. level.
ax.
3. _____ South Americas elevation is generally higher in the west than the east.
4. _____ Buenos Aires, Argentina, has a higher elevation than Bogota, Colombia.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
5. _____ Most of South Americas high ground is centered in the middle of the
continent.
ay.
az.
ba.
bb.
DIRECTIONS: Use Altitude Zones in the Andes to
answer the following questions.
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2. Would a farmer who prefers warmer weather be more
likely to grow bananas or potatoes?
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bb.
bc.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
year.
2. Suriname and French Guiana both receive
year.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
bf.
bg.
bh. DIRECTIONS: Use the Climate map and Climographs to decide if the
following places are in tropical, dry, or mild regions. Write T for tropical, D for
dry, or M for mild next to each region below.
bi.
1. ______ Coast of Peru
2. ______ Uruguay
3. ______ Belem, Brazil
4. ______ Most of Venezuela
bj. bq.
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bl. bs.
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bn. bu.
bo. bv.
bp. bw.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
bx. ca.
by. cb.
bz.
cc. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6
cd. RAINFOREST ACTIVITY
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cf.
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cq.
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cx.
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db.
dc.
dd. DIRECTIONS: Use the graphs and text above to answer the following
questions. Circle the correct answer under each question.
de.
1. About what fraction of Brazils land cover is rain forest?
df.
A. one-half C. three- D. four-fifths
B. two-thirds fourths
dg.
2. About how many times larger is Brazils world percentage of carbon dioxide from land
use change than its world percentage of land area?
dh.
A. two times B. three times C. four times D. six times
di.
3. If harvesting rain forest products can earn 40 times as much as herding cattle, which is
the more likely reason ranchers continue deforesting?
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
dj.
a. Ranchers dont care about the b. Ranchers are more familiar
environment. with raising cattle.
c.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
d.
e. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6
f. SOUTH AMERICA HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITY
g.
h.
i. DIRECTIONS: Use the Land Use map to match the following places in South
America with their predominant land use.
j.
k. Places in South America Land
Use
l.
1. ______ Northern Chile A. Urban
2. ______ Lima, Peru B. Subsistence farming
3. ______ Southern Argentina C. Ranching or
herding
4. ______ Most of Colombia D. Forestry
5. ______ Banks of the Amazon E. No widespread use
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n.
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p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
DIRECTIONS: Use the Balance of
Trade graphs, the Geode, and the
photo caption to determine if the
following statements are true or
false. Write T in front of the
sentence if it is true and F if it is false.
w.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
af.
ag. DIRECTIONS: Use the
Energy Resources and
Metals map to answer the
following questions. Circle
the correct answer under
each question.
ah.
1. Which country has the most uranium
resources?
ai.
a. Peru
b. Venez
uela
c. Brazil
d. Argent
ina
aj.
2. Which country has the most
aluminum (bauxite) resources?
ak.
a. Suriname
b. Uruguay
c. Paraguay
d. Bolivia
3.
4. Which country has the most copper
resources?
5.
a. Colombia
b. Chile
c. Ecuador
d. Guyana
e.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
14.
15. DIRECTIONS: Use the Population map to
sequence the following areas of South America
in order of population density, with 1
representing the most densely populated area
and 5 the least.
16.
1. ______ Most of western Ecuador
2. ______ Most of Uruguay
3. ______ Santiago, Chile
4. ______ Most of southern Argentina
5. ______ Along most of Brazils northern coast
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23.
DIRECTIONS: Use the Descendants of Indigenous South
23. map and the Geode on page 117
Americans
23.the following questions.
to answer
23.
1. Which23.two countries have the highest percentage of
23.
indigenous descendants?
23.
24.
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1.
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2. Why is there a higher percentage of mulattos than mestizos in
French Guiana?
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Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
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Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
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50. DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Northwestern South America to answer
the following questions. Circle the correct answer under each question.
1. What is the elevation of Mount Chimborazo?
51.
A. 9,094 feet B. 16,411 feet C. 20,702 feet D. 22,205 feet
52.
2. Which of the following cities has the largest population?
53.
A. Cumana, Venezuela C. Manta, Ecuador
B. Cali, Colombia D. Iquitos, Peru
54.
3. Which river flows through Venezuela?
55.
A. Maranon River C. Caqueta River
B. Amazon River D. Orinoco River
4.
5. Which country has the longest coast line?
6.
A. Peru B. Ecuador C. Colombia D. Venezuela
7.
8. Which country does the Equator NOT pass through?
9.
A. Ecuador B. Colombia C. Venezuela D. Brazil
E.
F. DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Southern South America to complete
the following sentences.
G.
1. The Atacama Desert is located in the country of .
2. Mirim Lake is located between and Brazil.
3. Patagonia and the Pampas are located in .
4. The Pilcomayo River flows along southwestern border.
H. DIRECTIONS: Use both maps to match the following South American cities with their
correct countries. Cities Countries
I.
1. ______ Cordoba A. Chile
2. ______ Medellin B. Peru
3. ______ Trujillo C. Argentina
4. ______ Puerto Montt D. Colombia
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
J.
K.
L.
M.
N. DIRECTIONS:
Use the Political
Relief Map of
Brazil and Its
Neighbors to
sequence the
following cities in
order from north
to south, with 1
representing the
northernmost city
and 5 the
southernmost.
O.
P.
Q.
1. ______ La
Paz, Bolivia
2. ______
Montevideo,
Uruguay
3. ______ Georgetown, Guyana
4. ______ Sao Paulo, Brazi
5. ______ Manaus, Brazil
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S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
X. DIRECTIONS: Use the map on page 119 to determine if the following statements are
true or false. Write T in front of the sentence if it is true and F if it is false.
Y.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
1. ______ Sucre, one of the capitals of Bolivia, has a larger population than Asuncion,
Z.
AA.
AB. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6
AC. HEROES of SOUTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE ACTIVITY
AD.
AE.
AF.
AG. DIRECTIONS: Complete the compare and contrast chart below using the
information from above.
AH.
AI. Differences BOLIVIAR AJ.Similarities AK. Differences SAN
MARTIN
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
1. What geographical factors explain Brazils high ranking in such a large number of crops?
AQ.
AR. __________________________________________________________________
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2. Based on the information in this table, which crop does Brazil produce the most? How
does Brazil rank in the production of the crop?
AS.
AT. __________________________________________________________________
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______________________________
3. Below, choose at least 4 crops and create a bar graph of the data from the chart above.
AU.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
AV.
1. What is one cause of the rising importance of Brazilian and Argentinian beef?
BW.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________
BX. __________________________________________________________________
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______________________________
2. Why did colonists in the region not focus on the importance of cattle at first?
BY.
BZ. __________________________________________________________________
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3. Below, create a timeline showing important changes in the cattle industry from 1500 to
today?
CA.
CB.
CC.
CD.
CE.
CF.
CG.