South America Study Guide

The largest country in South America in terms of size is _________

• Venezuela

• Uruguay

• French Guiana

• Brazil

True or False: The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Chile

• True

• False

In what ways is the Amazon River considered the largest river in the world?

• The Length

• The Width

• The Depth

• The amount of fresh water

The Largest Rainforest in the world is the __________

• Congo Rainforest

• South America Rainforest

• Amazon Rainforest

• The Andes Rainforest

Broad plateaus and valleys that spread across the Atlantic side of South America. Very good land for growing crops.

• Great Plains

• The Pampas

• The Llamas

• Amazon Rainforest

An island that Charles Darwin visited and developed the idea of evolution based off of studying the plants and animals.

• The Brazil Islands

• The Panama Islands

• The Galapagos Islands

• The Amazon Islands

Stream or small river that flows into a large river

• Gulf
• Lake
• Tributary
• Bay

cash crop farming is the growing of food for

• food

• sale

• import

• leisure

What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation
• topography
• latitude
• longitude

What is the "High Plain" of Bolivia and Peru

• Patagonia
• Altiplano
• Llanos
• Amazon River Basin