Eco Pressures

In this reading-analysis worksheet, students read a passage about environmental challenges in South America, including deforestation, mining impacts, and coastal climate threats. After reading, students answer six text-dependent questions requiring explanation, evidence use, and critical reasoning. The activity strengthens comprehension, analysis, and environmental literacy. Learners also explore the relationship between economic development and conservation, encouraging deeper understanding of real-world issues. This worksheet develops analytical thinking, cause-and-effect reasoning, and evidence-based writing.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Text: Analysis and Evidence

Social Studies – Environmental Geography

Science – Human Impact on Ecosystems

Critical Thinking – Cause and Effect

This worksheet is part of our South America Worksheets collection.