The Columbian Exchange

Explore the lasting effects of the Columbian Exchange with this two-page social studies worksheet! The Columbian Exchange—the process by which people and goods began moving across the Atlantic Ocean—brought new groups of people into contact and spread plants, animals, and diseases across the world. In this fascinating world history worksheet, students are tasked with reading an informational passage about the Columbian Exchange. Then, students will use the text and their reading comprehension skills to analyze the effects of the exchange of plants and diseases on the populations of the Americas and Afro-Eurasia.