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South America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest river & rain forest in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Parana

c)

Orinoco

d)

Uraquay

2.

What are the tallest mountains in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Andes

b)

Appalachians

c)

Rockies

d)

Sierra Madres

3.

Name the largest nation in South America. It speaks Portuguese.

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Colombia

d)

Venezuela

4.

What city is home to Christ the Redeemer?

a)

Bogata

b)

Caracas

c)

Lima

d)

Rio de Janeiro

5.

What modern, interior city is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Brasilia

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Montevideo

d)

Sao Paula

6.

What country, named for silver, is famous for these falls?

a)

Argentina

b)

Bolivia

c)

Chile

d)

Ecuador

7.

What Andean nation, home to the poet Pablo Neruda, has its capital at Santiago? Here's the Atacama Desert, high in the mountains.

a)

Chile

b)

Colombia

c)

Peru

d)

Uruguay

8.

What ancient civilization built Machu Pichu high in the Andes?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

9.

What European nation sent Pizarro, who conquered the Inca?

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

10.

What nation controls the Galapagos islands, where Darwin developed his theory of evolution?

a)

Colombia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Peru

d)

Chile