Social studies Online Quiz (South America-2) 31st Jan 2021

Which canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

• Suez canal

• Panama Canal

• Grand Canal of China

South America is a continent located in which hemisphere?

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Which of the following is the highest navigable lake in South America?

• Donnybrook Reservoir

• Lake Maracaibo

• Lake Valencia

• Lake Titicaca

The southern tip of which South American Island is called the 'Cape Horn'?

• Caribbean Island

• Island of Tierra del Fuego

• Magdalena Island

• East Falkland

Which of the following South America River is the most voluminous and the second longest river of the world?

• Rio Sao Francisco

• Xingu River

• Orinoco River

• Amazon River

In which country is South America's highest peak, Aconcagua, situated?

• Argentina

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Peru

Venezuela's Angel Falls is the world's ...

• widest waterfall

• highest waterfall

• most famous waterfall

• most powerful waterfall

Name the capital of Brazil.

• Rio de Janeiro

• Sao Paulo

• Brasilia

• Recife

(a)   is the driest place in South America

There are (a)   independent countries in South America.