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PLP South America

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Brazil, the 5th largest country in the world, is the largest country in

a)

Central America

b)

North America

c)

Brasilia

d)

South America

2.

2. Who were the first and largest group to colonize Brazil?

a)

the Spanish

b)

the Portuguese

c)

the English

d)

the Italians

3.

3. Brazil is one of the world's leading producers of

a)

coffee

b)

cola

c)

tea

d)

holly

4.

4. Brazil is divided into

a)

provinces

b)

states

c)

colonies

d)

territories

5.

5. The most popular sport in Brazil is

a)

golf

b)

tennis

c)

baseball

d)

soccer

6.

6. What is the climate of the Amazon Basin?

a)

marine west coast

b)

tropical savanna

c)

tropical rain forest

d)

steppe

7.

7. This river has the most water volume of any river & is the second longest river in the world

a)

Orinoco

b)

Amazon

c)

Rio de la Plata

d)

Parana

8.

8. During the late 1800's immigrants in large numbers came to Argentina from Spain and

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

Cuba

d)

Italy

9.

9. Argentina's major oil fields are in the Andes and

a)

Patagonia

b)

Buenas Aires

c)

the Pampas

d)

Gran Chaco

10.

10. Argentina's chief exports are food products and

a)

oil

b)

beef

c)

lumber

d)

fish

11.

11. In northwest Argentina, heavy summer rains support grand forests in the area called

a)

the Pampas

b)

the Andes

c)

Gran Chaco

d)

Rio del al Plata

12.

12. The central plains where two-thirds of Argentina's people live are

a)

the Andean Highlands

b)

the Pampas

c)

the Gran Chaco

d)

Patagonia

13.

13. Venezuela has a mostly tropical climate because it is close to the

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

14.

14. Venezuela is one of South America's wealthiest countries because it is the leading producer of

a)

banana

b)

coffee

c)

lumber

d)

oil

15.

15. In Venezuela, the government owns the

a)

ranches and farms

b)

oil industry

c)

service industry

d)

factories

16.

16. This country contains Angel Falls, the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world

a)

Chile

b)

Suriname

c)

Bolivia

d)

Venezuela

17.

17. Colombia has coasts on the Pacific Ocean and the

a)

Andes

b)

Magdalena

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Amazon River

18.

18. Colombia's leading cash crop is

a)

coffee

b)

emeralds

c)

lumber

d)

cotton

19.

19. Nearly all Colombians are

a)

African's

b)

mestizos

c)

Europeans

d)

Native Americans

20.

20. Most people in Guyana speak

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Guyanese

21.

21. Sidewalk cafés, police in French uniforms, and shoppers using French currency are found in

a)

Venezuela

b)

Suriname

c)

Guyana

d)

French Guiana

22.

22. The main economic activities in Suriname are

a)

manufacturing and mining

b)

light industry and manufacturing

c)

agriculture and mining

d)

logging and manufacturing

23.

23.The capital city situated on the coast of Uruguay is

a)

Brasilia

b)

Asuncion

c)

Montevideo

d)

Chaco

24.

24. Uruguay, the only S. A. country entirely outside of the tropics, shares a southeastern border

a)

with Venezuela

b)

with Brazil

c)

with Paraguay

d)

with Guyana

25.

25. Paraguay, one of two landlocked countries in S.A., is divided into two distinct regions by the

a)

Paraguay River

b)

Rio de la Plata

c)

Orinoco River

d)

Gran Chaco

26.

26. Which country sells to neighboring countries nearly 90% of the electricity it produces?

a)

Venzuela

b)

Paraguay

c)

Peru

d)

Bolivia

27.

27. Ecuador's name comes from the Spanish word meaning

a)

equal

b)

emerald

c)

Equator

d)

Andes

28.

28. The Galapagos Islands are owned by the country of

a)

Guyana

b)

Bolivia

c)

Suriname

d)

Ecuador

29.

29. The South American country whose name in Spanish means "land of abundance"

a)

Peru

b)

Brazil

c)

Columbia

d)

Ecuador

30.

30. Peru's climate is kept fairly mild by

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

The Galapagos Islands

c)

the Peru Current

d)

the Andes

31.

31. Chile stretches 2,652 miles along the

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Equator

d)

Tierra del Fuego

32.

32. Chile has been a democratic republic since the end of strict military rule in

a)

1951

b)

1536

c)

1776

d)

1989

33.

33. The Atacama desert is considered the driest place in the world & is located in this country:

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Guyana

34.

34. Bolivia's location in South America makes it

a)

landlocked

b)

a buffer country

c)

a coastal country

d)

a land bridge

35.

35. What two cities are the capital cities of Bolivia?

a)

Lima and Santiago

b)

Santiago and Cape Horn

c)

La Paz and Sucre

d)

La Paz and Santiago

36.

36. The longest mountain range in the world, running through six South American. countries is the

a)

Rockies

b)

Andes

c)

Pamirs

d)

Appalacians

37.

37. These 2 countries share Patagonia, the end of the world, where Atlantic & Pacific Oceans meet:

a)

Argentina and Chile

b)

Paraguay and Uruguay

c)

Ecuador and Peru

d)

Argentina and Columbia

38.

38. Cape Horn, located in Chile, is South America's

a)

northernmost point

b)

southernmost point

c)

easternmost point

d)

westernmost point

39.

39. The highest mountain in S. A. and at 22,837ft, the second-highest mountain in the world is

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Denali

c)

Aconcagua

d)

Kilimanjaro

40.

40. The largest natural rainforest in the world, covering 40% of South America is

a)

Daintree Rainforest

b)

Alasta, USA Rainforest

c)

Cloud Forest

d)

Amazon Rainforest