WorksheetsSouth America
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What mountains are located in South America?
a)
Appalachian
b)
Andes
c)
Himalaya
d)
Amazon
2.
2. South America is the ________ largest continent.
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
7th
d)
4th
3.
3. Which rainforest is located in South America?
a)
Andes
b)
Amazon
c)
Pampas
d)
Incas
4.
4. What is the largest country in South America?
a)
Brazil
b)
Guyana
c)
Chile
d)
Bolivia
5.
5. What empire thrived in the Andes mountain in South America?
a)
Maya
b)
Anasazi
c)
Aztec
d)
Incas
6.
6. What disease came and took out about half the population in South America?
a)
Yellow Fever
b)
Typhoid Fever
c)
Smallpox
d)
Headaches
7.
7. The two official languages of South America are ___________ and ______________.
a)
Portugese, English
b)
English, Mandarin
c)
Spanish, Portugese
8.
8. Most people in South America practice what religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Roman Catholicism
9.
9. It is believed the Native Americans came in from what continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antartica
10.
10. Macchu Picchu was a city created by which culture?
a)
Maya
b)
Inca
c)
Aztec
d)
Mound Builders
11.
11. The official language of Brazil is?
a)
Spanish
b)
English, Mandarin
c)
Portugese
d)
Brazillian
12.
12. What does a shortage mean?
a)
More than enough
b)
Not enough
c)
Just enough
d)
Small in comparison
13.
13. What is the capital of Ecuador?
a)
Quito
b)
Brasilia
c)
Ecadoria
d)
Sucre
14.
14. True or False- Mexico and South America are similar in natural resources and culture.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
15. True or false- most people farm towards the bottom of the Andes mountains where soil is very fertile.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
16. True or False- Much of the Amazon Rainforest has been cut down for timber and farm land.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
17. The biggest sport played in South America is _________.
a)
Tennis
b)
Soccer
c)
Softball
d)
Basketball
18.
18. _______an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain
a)
Atacama
b)
Guerilla
c)
Llanos
d)
Referendum
19.
19. _________one who fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a)
Atacama
b)
Guerilla
c)
Llanos
d)
Referendum
20.
20. _________a legislative act referred for approval to a popular vote
a)
Atacama
b)
Guerilla
c)
Llanos
d)
Referendum
21.
21. _____________ the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
a)
Delta
b)
Tributary
c)
River
d)
Estuary
22.
22. _____________ a cowboy of the South American pampas
a)
Gaucho
b)
Guerilla
c)
Pampa
d)
Llano
23.
23. _____________ surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
a)
Delta
b)
Landlocked
c)
Island
d)
Peninsula
24.
24. ______________the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
a)
Atacama
b)
Pampas
c)
Llanos
d)
Referendum
25.
25. ___________a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits
a)
Pampas
b)
Amazon
c)
Atacama
d)
Llanos
26.
26. ______________________ a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
a)
Straight
b)
Tributary
c)
Amazon
d)
Llanos
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