Explore the world’s largest river by water volume with this engaging Amazon River reading comprehension resource.

Students will learn where the Amazon River begins and discover how small streams from the Andes Mountains of Peru join with more than 1,000 tributaries to form an enormous river system that flows across South America toward the Atlantic Ocean.

The passages explore the Amazon’s huge water volume, winding meanders, floodplains and freshwater habitats. Students will also discover animals such as river dolphins, fish, turtles and birds while learning how the river supports forests, wildlife and communities throughout the Amazon Basin.

The resource also explains the difference between the Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest and Amazon Basin while introducing important river vocabulary and geography.

What’s included:

• Informational reading passages
• Amazon River geography
• Andes headwaters and Atlantic Ocean
• Tributaries and river systems
• Meanders and floodplains
• Freshwater habitats and wildlife
• Amazon Basin facts
• Reading comprehension questions
• Written response activities

Perfect for South America studies, rivers, freshwater habitats, landforms, geography, Earth science, reading comprehension and homeschool learning.

File type: Printable PDF
Preparation: Print and use