Developing South America: Defining the Physical and Political Boundaries

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Description: Students will develop cartographic skills by designing the physical and political boundaries of South America. They will use symbols to create their own free hand design of the physical and political boundaries of South America while also locating and categorizing the different economic systems across South America. Students will then examine the importance of the founding of and the continued use today of the Strait of Magellan.

 Grade level(s): Middle                           Standards: OAS, GFL                 Produced By: Denise Aguilar