South & Central America

What country is #12?

• Ecuador

• Peru

• Colombia

• Argentina

What country is #13?

• Ecuador

• Colombia

• Venezuela

• Peru

The large mountain range that runs through western South America is called the...

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Alps

What kind of activity are the Pampas ideal for?

• Mountain Hiking

• Skiing

• Surfing

• Farming

Rainforest help clean the earth's air.

• True

• False

What causes the Atacama Desert to be extremely dry?

• The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile.

• The Amazon Basin is too wide for wind currents to reach the desert.

What is the climate like over most of the Amazon River Basin (Rainforest)?

• hot and humid

• hot and windy

• hot and dry

• humid and cold

What is the major tropical rainforest in South America?

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Tama Kinabalu Rainforest

• The Valdivian Rainforest

• The Hana Rainforest

• El Yunque Rainforest

What desert in South America is the world's driest hot desert?

• The Atacama Desert

• The McMurdo Dry Valleys

• The Sonoran Desert

• The Gobi Desert

• The Sahara Desert

What Ocean borders South America to the west?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

• The Southern Ocean