Students are to list all the information they are able to learn about Paraguay from their map. After adequate time for analysis, collect and redistribute the maps. Repeat the process with the second map, and again with a third. Return each group's original list of questions, and have students answer any they can, using information gleaned from the maps. Discuss the questions, answered and unanswered.
Students then answer other questions on their lists, as possible.
Save lists for future reference and revision as the study of Paraguay progresses. Access to the Atlantic Ocean has had great significance in the history of Paraguay, and at times passage along the riverways leading to the ocean has been a source of conflict with its neighbors. Have students examine a topographic map of South America in an atlas. Using information from this map, have them develop hypotheses about why access to the Pacific Ocean has not been as important to Paraguay as access to the Atlantic. Save local newspapers over several days, and distribute to students in small groups.