Atlantic South America

The southern most country in Atlantic South America is

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Uruguay

• Paraguay

The world's largest river system is the

• Rio de la Plata

• Amazon

• Uruguay

• Parana

The wide, grassy plains in central Argentina are called

• the Pampas

• the Andes

• plateaus

• rain forests

The first people who lived in Brazil were

• Spanish settlers

• Portuguese settlers

• French explorers

• American Indians

A megacity is

• a large city

• a giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs

• two cities in one

• a city with more than one million people in it

Argentina's informal economy is based on

• odd jobs

• ranching

• farming

• education

The largest country in South America is

• Argentina

• Uruguay

• Paraguay

• Brazil

Pick Brazil's two largest cities.

• Asuncion

• Sao Paulo

• Brasilia

• Rio de Janeiro

• Manaus

Argentina's culture has been mostly influenced by

• Europeans

• Indians

True or False

Brazil gained independence from Portugal in 1822 after a long, bitter war.

• true

• false