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Read and Draw: South America
Read 5 facts about South America (the Amazon rain forest and river, the Andes, Angel Falls and Brazil), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
Read and Draw: Asia
Read 5 facts about Asia (the biggest continent, the most people, Mount Everest, the Great Wall and giant pandas), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Continents and oceans, Reading a world map, Geography facts
What kids do
“Read the facts about Asia. Draw something you learned, then answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Asia is the biggest continent. More people live in Asia than on all the other continents put together.
- China and India each have more than 1.4 billion people.
- Mount Everest, on the border of Nepal and China, is the tallest mountain on Earth: 29,032 feet above the sea.
- The Great Wall of China is thousands of miles long. People built it over hundreds of years.
- Giant pandas live in the wild only in the mountains of China.
- 3. Where do giant pandas live in the wild?
Teacher tip
Show where Mount Everest is on a map.
How to use it
- Keep a world map on the wall and point to each place as you read.
- Compare the map on the sheet with a globe.
- Pair it with a picture book or a short video on the same topic.
Watch for
Mixing up countries and continents. Africa is a continent with 54 countries.
Talk about it
- Which continent would you like to visit?
- What question would you ask an expert on this topic?
Take it further
Bring in foods, music or photos from a continent each week.
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