South America, Grades 3-6

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela -- together they form the richly diverse South American continent. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating South America (it's place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, South America (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of South America, South American Landforms, Geographic Regions of South America, Andes Mountains, Amazon Rainforest, Gran Chaco and Pampas, Atacama Desert (Chile), Altiplano (Bolivia), Region Comparison Chart, Moving to South America, Political Divisions, Countries of South America, Capital Cities, Using a Compass Rose, Longitude and Latitude, Brazil (with map of states showing main cities), How Far Is It? (linear distances between points), Land Area and Population Chart, Population Comparison, Name the Countries, South America's Resources (lists of Manufactured Goods, Natural Resources, Crops and Livestock, Services), Foods from the New World, My Personal Experience with Foods from the New World, Deforestation, Rainforest Deforestation Note Taker, Responsible Tourism, A South American Vacation, South American Plants and Animals, Name that Plant, South American Camels, Amazing Animals of South American (with picture cards), Animals of the Galapagos Islands, Galapagos Quiz, Animal Report Note Taker, The People of South America, The Incas, Indigenous Cultures, Languages of South America, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of South America and the oceans surrounding it. It's just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth's surface, Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.