Looking for a middle school social studies lesson on South American geography and history? South America Informational Text includes a digital and a printable format. The digital format is completely paperless (for use in Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Edge). The included printable format is a print-and-go version of the same eight nonfiction reading passages of about 130 words each (around 1,000 words altogether). Each brief informational passage is followed by three text-based questions (24 questions altogether). An answer key for all questions is included.

If you’re searching online for computer-based social studies lessons for your middle school (or homeschool) students, you’ve found them. This lesson resource about South America is also included in the Continents set. Included:

• Digital format: In this format, students can type directly into the file and save their answers. Stunning and compelling images of South America are built in. (PDF, 19 pages)

• Full digital answer key. (PDF, 19 pages)

• Printable format: Each printable nonfiction passage can stand on its own so you can use one, two, or all eight of them at a time to teach about the geography and history of South America. (PDF, 9 pages)

• Full printable answer key. (PDF, 9 pages)



Excerpt:

“South America is a continent of diverse landscapes. Rainforest, desert, alpine, and grassland ecosystems can all be found here. From the Andes Mountains in Peru, the headwaters of the Amazon River flow eastward through the steamy Amazon Basin. The water flows to the Atlantic Ocean. In the north, the Guiana Highlands rise from tropical plains. The towering Andes Mountains snake their way along the western edge of the continent. The world’s oldest and driest hot desert is the Atacama Desert. It lies in the country of Chile, in the rain shadow between the Andes Mountains and…”

Included South America Reading Passage Titles:

• Unique South America

• Amazon Rainforest

• People of the Amazon

• Brazil

• Andes Mountains

• Diverse South America

• Llanos and Pampas

• Machu Picchu

Applicable Grades: 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, homeschool



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