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South America for US!

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two South American countries are landlocked?

a)

Uruguay and Paraguay

b)

Paraguay and Bolivia

c)

Bolivia and Peru

d)

Paraguay and Ecuador

2.

What was Brazil's capital before it was moved to Brasilia?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Salvador

d)

Manaus

3.

Which country has the most Portuguese-speaking people?

a)

Portugal

b)

Uruguay

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

4.

In English, what are the words appearing on Brazil's flag?

a)

Order and Power

b)

Organize and Progress

c)

Order and Progress

d)

Honor and Positivity

5.

How many South American countries border the Pacific Ocean?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

Eva Peron was the wife of which country's President?

a)

Brazil

b)

Uruguay

c)

Argentina

d)

Paraguay

7.

Who was the last emperor of Brazil?

a)

Agustin Barrios Mangore

b)

Juan Peron

c)

Dom Pedro II

d)

Pachacuti

8.

The Amazon River flows from west to east and empties into which large body of water?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Rio de la Plata

d)

Caribbean Sea

9.

True or False? The Atacama Desert is about 6,000 miles long.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

To which country does this flag belong?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

Chile

11.

True or False? Brazil is larger in area than all of the other South American countries combined.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False? Brazil shares a border with every other South American nation.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False? Every South American country is south of the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

We begin spring in Indiana this month. What season does Argentina begin in March?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

autumn

15.

Among these Atlantic South American nations, which is the youngest and smallest?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Paraguay

d)

Uruguay

16.

In which language do you suppose the following sentence is written?

Nunca esquecerei a primeira vez que votei em uma eleição presidencial.

a)

Guarani

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

None of the above

17.

All of South America lies in which direction from Highland, Indiana?

a)

south

b)

southeast

c)

southwest

d)

east

18.

The Strait of Magellan is named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Which country did Magellan call home?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Brazil

d)

Italy

19.

This is an outline map of what?

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Valparaiso

c)

Chile

d)

Amazon River Basin

20.

"Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil all border me. Who am I?"

a)

Uruguay

b)

Peru

c)

Paraguay

d)

Chile

21.

Who is Susana Angeles? NOTE: Two answers are correct.

a)

A Chilean author

b)

The "mother" of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

c)

Eva Peron's sister-in-law

d)

A fictional person