Chapter 12.1 South America

The largest country in South America is

• Brazil

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Colombia

The Andes are South America's great

• river chain

• desert regions

• mountain range

• island chain

The Guinea Highlands rise in southern

• Venezuela

• Peru

• Suriname

• Paraguay

Which of the following is the largest plain in South America

• Brazilian Highlands

• Altiplano

• Angel Falls

• Amazon River basin

South America's Pampas is a wide area of

• plains

• grasslands

• mountains

• plateaus

Tierra del Fuego is an island divided between Argentiana

• Uruguay

• Chile

• Colombia

• Bolivia

What is the world's largest river in volume?

• Orinoco

• Llanos

• Amazon

• Parana

The driest region in South America is

• the Peru Current

• the Atacama Desert

• Chile's central valley

• the Amazon River

What is El Nino?

• the region's largest lake

• the tropical rain forest

• a type of tree

• an ocean and weather pattern

South America's largest oil reserves are found in

• Venezuela

• French Guiana

• Brazil

• Uruguay