wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

South America

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Uruguay 
b)
Peru
c)
Brazil
d)
Bolivia 
2.
The Central American countries form this type of landform.
a)
an archipelago
b)
a plateau
c)
a peninsula
d)
an isthmus
3.
You are in the largest and least explored region of Brazil, and it is raining. Where are you?
a)
the Brazilian Highlands
b)
the Amazon River Basin
c)
the Guiana Highlands
d)
the Mato Grosso
4.
Name this body of water.
a)
Gulf of California
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Bay of Campeche
5.
Name this body of water.
a)
Gulf of California
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Bay of Campeche
6.
Which physical feature stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast of South America?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Andes Mountains
7.
This man-made feature is important to trade.  
a)
Amazon River
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Atacama Desert
d)
Caribbean Sea
8.
This physical feature stretches the width of South America.
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Amazon River
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Panama Canal
9.
The largest ocean borders North America, Central America, South America, and Asia.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
10.
An environmental concern in the Amazon Rainforest is
a)
Deforestation
b)
oil related pollution
c)
air pollution
d)
acid rain
11.
a)
Guatemala
b)
Honduras
c)
Chile
d)
Mexico
12.
Why is tourism an advantage for a region?
a)
Brings extra jobs
b)
Takes away jobs
c)
Provides congestion in a city
13.
A city's infrastructure consists of sewers, transportation, electricity and housing.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
What are push and pull factors?
a)
Factors that influence where people move to 
b)
Factors that effect war
c)
Factors that effect culture
15.
What are the Pampas?
a)
Grasslands and rich soil in Argentina and Uruguay
b)
Oil fields in Venezuela 
c)
River basin in Brazil
d)
Region in Mexico
16.
Where do most Brazilian's live?
a)
In the interior
b)
Along the coast
c)
In the Amazon Rainforest
d)
Along the Amazon River
17.
What are the primary languages spoken in Latin America?
a)
English and French
b)
French and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Portuguese
d)
Spanish and English
18.
Which of the following threatens rainforest lands? 
a)
animal ecosystems
b)
flooding rivers
c)
insect species 
d)
growing populations 
19.
What causes the Atacama Desert  to be so dry? 
a)
The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast. 
b)
The Amazon Basin is too wide for wind currents from reaching the coast,
c)
The Peru Current keeps moisture away from the coast of Chile.
d)
The Brazil Current drops almost all of its moisture in the Amazon Basin.
20.
The Andes Mountains stretch for many miles along which side of South America? 
a)
eastern
b)
northern
c)
southern 
d)
western
21.
What is the climate like over most of the Amazon River Basin? 
a)
cold and dry
b)
cold and humid
c)
hot and humid 
d)
hot and dry 
22.
What is one effect of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest? 
a)
Less greenhouse gas is removed from the air. 
b)
Less people want to live in the river lowlands. 
c)
More hurricanes occur off the Pacific coast. 
d)
More carbon dioxide is absorbed by the soil. 
23.
Which of the following helps support biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest of the Amazon Basin? 
a)
small cities located along the river.
b)
many insects living in the Basin forest. 
c)
rich nutrients deposited by floodwaters
d)
high elevations found within the Basin
24.

A rainforest is

a)

shantytowns; makshifts communities located on the edges of cities

b)

fell to spanish conquest

c)

a road built est to west across Brazil to improve the economy.

d)

a warm woodland that receives a great deal of rain each year.

25.

The Inca empire...

a)

shantytowns; makshifts communities located on the edges of cities

b)

fell to spanish conquest

c)

a road built est to west across Brazil to improve the economy.

d)

a warm woodland that receives a great deal of rain each year.

26.

The transamazonica highway is...

a)

shantytowns; makshifts communities located on the edges of cities

b)

fell to spanish conquest

c)

a road built est to west across Brazil to improve the economy.

d)

a warm woodland that receives a great deal of rain each year.

27.

The most popular sport in Brazil is...

a)

Soccer

b)

American Football

c)

Basketball

d)

Baseball

28.

A religious, four-day holiday celebrated in Brazil.

a)

Canopy

b)

Favela

c)

Carnival

d)

Inca

29.

Developed a great empire in South America and great civilization that included building irrigation systems, roads, tunnels, and bridges.

a)

Canopy

b)

Favela

c)

Carnival

d)

Inca

30.

the umbrella-like covering formed by tops if trees in a rainforest is called a...

a)

Canopy

b)

Favela

c)

Carnival

d)

Inca

31.

Amazon Basin ( Amazon Rainforest)

a)

makes up an important river system in Brazil

b)

Farming, logging and mining

c)

The location of the world's richest source of plants and animals

d)

lie along the west coast of south America

32.

Amazon River

a)

makes up an important river system in Brazil

b)

Farming, logging and mining

c)

The location of the world's richest source of plants and animals

d)

lie along the west coast of south America

33.

Andes Mountains

a)

makes up an important river system in Brazil

b)

Farming, logging and mining

c)

The location of the world's richest source of plants and animals

d)

lie along the west coast of south America

34.

Economic Activities

a)

makes up an important river system in Brazil

b)

Farming, logging and mining

c)

The location of the world's richest source of plants and animals

d)

lie along the west coast of south America

35.

Central City

a)

a small river that flows into a large river

b)

an island area that is remote from urban areas of a country

c)

a densely populated center of a metropolitan area

d)

a tourist attraction and has many protected national parks, lie west of Ecuador.

e)

an area that includes a city and its surrounding suburbs

36.

Metropolitan City

a)

a small river that flows into a large river

b)

an island area that is remote from urban areas of a country

c)

a densely populated center of a metropolitan area

d)

a tourist attraction and has many protected national parks, lie west of Ecuador.

e)

an area that includes a city and its surrounding suburbs

Similar Resources on Wayground

เศรษฐศาตร์ม.6

40 questions

เศรษฐศาตร์ม.6

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

Political Map of Europe

38 questions

Political Map of Europe

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - University

PKK 3.4 Menganalisis kebutuhan sumber daya usaha

35 questions

PKK 3.4 Menganalisis kebutuhan sumber daya usaha

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

Latihan PTS IPS kelas 9 Sem Ganjil

40 questions

Latihan PTS IPS kelas 9 Sem Ganjil

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

PRESENTE PERFECT REVIEW

38 questions

PRESENTE PERFECT REVIEW

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th - 12th Grade

Scientific Revolution

31 questions

Scientific Revolution

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Interaksi desa kota

40 questions

Interaksi desa kota

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

HEBAT GEOGRAFI

34 questions

HEBAT GEOGRAFI

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade