South America Map Scavenger Hunt Bundle

Use cardinal and intermediate directions (north, southwest, northeast, etc.) to locate a place relative to a reference point on a map

Identify the capital city of each South America country from its outline map

Name the countries, oceans, and major physical features (rivers, mountain ranges) that border a given South American country

Work through one country as a whole-class model before assigning the rest independently, since every country's question set follows the same direction-based format

Assign countries in small groups for a scavenger-hunt station rotation, since each country's map and questions form a self-contained set

Review intermediate directions (southwest, northeast) before starting, since several questions use that vocabulary alongside cardinal directions and other location tasks

Compass-direction map reading — students locate cities and features using cardinal and intermediate directions (e.g., 'the city located directly southwest of Cordoba').

Political geography of South America — students identify each country's bordering nations and capital city across fourteen countries and territories.

Map-marking conventions — students underline, circle, trace, or draw symbols in specified colors to record findings directly on the map.