South America Features Review

Which feature is labelled with the number 1?

• Amazon River

• Amazon River Basin

• Andes Mountains

Which feature is labelled with the number 2?

• Amazon River

• Amazon River Basin

• Andes Mountains

Which feature is labelled with the number 3?

• Amazon River

• Amazon River Basin

• Andes Mountains

The Andes Mountains are the _____ continental, or land-based, mountain range in the world.

• Tallest

• Shortest

• Longest

• Smallest

The _____ is located around the Amazon River in northern South America.

• Great Lakes

• Andes Mountains

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

The _____ are located along the west coast of South America.

• Amazon River

• Amazon River Basin

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

What is the name of the second largest river in the world?

• Amazon

• Andes

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

What feature is often referred to as "the lungs of the planet?"

• Amazon Rainforest

• Amazon River

• Andes Mountains

• Rio Grande

What river carries the most water of any river in the world?

• Amazon

• Andes

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

Which of the following DOES NOT describe the Amazon Rainforest?

• Home to millions of plants and animals

• One of the driest places in the world

• The largest tropical rainforest in the world

• Surrounds the Amazon River