Human-Environment Interaction in South America

Here is a very well-organized handout on the five themes of geography (location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction), which includes definitions and questions to consider for each theme.

In this outline map worksheet, students discover and investigate the physical boundaries of the countries in South America. The names of countries and a star to mark the capital city are included.

While cities had only a small fraction of the population in colonial America, they played a significant role in pre-revolutionary years, and this was certainly true for the largest city in the North American colonies: Philadelphia. Your...

In this outline map instructional activity, students discover and investigate the continent of South America. No country borders or physical features are depicted. This blank outline map may be used for a variety of classroom activities.

In this blank outline map worksheet, students explore the political boundaries of South America and the nations there. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities. The map is labeled with the country names.

In this blank outline map worksheet, students explore the political boundaries of South America and the nations there. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities. The location of the capital cities are denoted with...

Does war hinder the growth of nation-states, or does it facilitate development? A video from Crash Course World History examines this question in the context of Latin America, particularly how the lack of international war in Central and...

Get your historians to hop into someone else's 18th century shoes with a simulation on rights in early America. Each individual gets an identity card, indicating their race, gender, and status (slave or free). Areas around the room are...

What is in a name? Eager historians trace the geographical history of places in the United States with Spanish names. Using a worksheet activity, clues, and web research developed in conjunction with the PBS "Latinos in America" series,...

In this South America instructional activity, learners complete short answer questions on the rivers, countries, sports, and more about South America. Students complete 10 short answer questions.