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South America, Grades 3-6

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We love this series. Includes a map of South America and covers the five themes of geography. There are also great ideas on how to use this book. Topics covered are: Introducing and locating South America; hemishperes; water & landforms; oceans, lakes & rivers; Andes mts., Amazon rainforest, Gran Chaco & Pampas, Atacama Desert, Altiplano; comparing regions; political divisions; locating cities by latitude & longitude and using a compass rose; population, resources, imports, exports; plants & animals (including animals of the Galapagos Islands; and the people (Incas) and their languages. It has different activities to complete that are fun and interesting.
I read the review from the person about not having access to a commputer or the resources needed to complete a few of the assignments, but the library would have anything you need that you do not have access to at home; including a computer.

If you chose not to do every single page in the book (80 pgs. total) your children would still have a very comprehensive knowledge of South America when you finish. I homeschool and I let the kids choose which continent we are going to study next; which keeps them involved and excited about continuing geography. I highly recommend this series.

The book has great ideas, but a lot of the information for the students to learn is not in the book. There are a lot of questions that students need to use atlases, the internet, or other non-fiction reference books to answer the questions. I do not have a lot of the resources needed for the students to answer the questions.