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South America Honors Geography Study Guide

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The greatest hero of Latin America, __________, liberated many areas of South America.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Juan Peron

d)

Simon Bolivar

2.

The broad, grassy plains that covered over half of Colombia are the . . .

a)

Brazilian Highlands

b)

Gran Chaco

c)

Llanos

d)

Mato Grosso Plateau

3.

The largest lake in South America is . . .

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Lake Bolivia

c)

Lake Sao Francisco

d)

Lake Titicaca

4.

Coffee arabica is popular for its . . .

a)

Hardiness

b)

Taste

c)

Aroma

d)

Color

5.

The highest waterfall in the world is . . .

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

Devil Falls

e)

Turtleback Falls

6.

Tepuis are . . .

a)

people of mixed ancestory

b)

Indian dwellings

c)

Huge block-shaped mountains

d)

Rebels

7.

The Andes Mountains are . . .

a)

4,500 Miles Long

b)

1,500 Miles Long

c)

5,000 Miles Long

d)

2,500 Miles Long

8.

Cotopaxi is . . .

a)

The highest mountain in South America

b)

A Canyon in Venezuela

c)

A Chilean River

d)

The highest active volcano in the world

9.

What Indian civilization's name means "children of the sun"?

a)

Incas

b)

Mayas

c)

Quechuas

d)

Sambos

10.

Which civilization controlled most of the Andes?

a)

the Inca

b)

the Toltec

c)

the Maya

d)

the Portuguese

11.

Giant tortoises gave their name to . . .

a)

The Amazon River

b)

The Yungas

c)

The Aconcagua River

d)

The Galapagos Islands

12.

What is the most widely spoken native language in South America?

a)

Araucanian

b)

Aymara

c)

Guarani

d)

Quechua

13.

Quechua is spoken by . . .

a)

Mestizos

b)

Indian descendants of Incas

c)

Yungas

d)

Indian descendants of Mayas

14.

Pizarro made his headquarters in . . .

a)

Amazonas

b)

Lima

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Rio de Janeiro

15.

An Inca stronghold known as the "city in the clouds" was . . .

a)

Cuzco

b)

Lima

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Machu Picchu

e)

Nazca

16.

Chile has the world's only natural deposits of . . .

a)

Copper

b)

Silver

c)

Sodium Chloride

d)

Sodium Nitrate

e)

Gold

17.

Free-market reforms in Chile were introduced by . . .

a)

Augusto Pinochet

b)

Vicente Fox

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Dom Pedro

e)

Juan Peron

18.

Ferdinand Magellan was the first to . . .

a)

Circumnavigate the globe

b)

Cross the Equator

c)

Cross the isthmus of Panama

d)

Discover America

19.

Jose de San Martin was the great liberator of all the following except . . .

a)

Bolivia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Argentina

d)

Chile

20.

The Pampas are . . .

a)

Tall Grasses

b)

Argentina's Andes Mountains

c)

Argentina's low plains

d)

High plateaus

21.

What is the name of the steamy Amazonian rainforest that spreads over one-third of the South American Continent?

a)

Favela

b)

Amazonas

c)

Yungas

d)

Selva

22.

The most thoroughly European population in South America is in . . .

a)

Uruguay

b)

Paraguay

c)

Argentina

d)

Chile

e)

Peru

23.

Which man led Argentina into debt and economic ruin?

a)

Augusto Pinochet

b)

Vicente Fox

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Dom Pedro

e)

Juan Peron

24.

Match the description with the correct answer choice:


The World's driest desert

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Maracaibo

c)

Amazon

d)

Atacama

e)

Cordillera Oriental

25.

Match the description with the correct answer choice:


River system with the largest drainage are in the world

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Maracaibo

c)

Amazon

d)

Santiago

e)

Cordillera Oriental

26.

Match the description with the correct answer choice:


The Capital of Chile

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Maracaibo

c)

Amazon

d)

Santiago

e)

Cordillera Oriental

27.

Match the description with the correct answer choice:


The largest lake in South America

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Maracaibo

c)

Amazon

d)

Santiago

e)

Cordillera Oriental

28.

Match the description with the correct answer choice:


The treacherous but navigable sea route below South America

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

Cape of Good Hope

d)

Cape Cod

e)

Strait of Hormuz

29.

Match the description with the correct answer choice:


The easternmost range of the Andes

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Maracaibo

c)

Amazon

d)

Atacama

e)

Cordillera Oriental

30.

The rugged ridges and valleys east of the Bolivian Andes are called the . . .

a)

Favela

b)

Amazonas

c)

Yungas

d)

Selva

31.

The Rio de la Plata is the largest ocean inlet, or ______, on the Atlantic Coast.

a)

Favela

b)

Amazonas

c)

Yungas

d)

Selva

e)

Estuary

32.

The ______ River system drains the largest area in the world

a)

Orinoco

b)

Ucayali

c)

Japura

d)

Guapore

e)

Amazon

33.

____________ declared independence for Brazil and became its king.

a)

Augusto Pinochet

b)

Vicente Fox

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Dom Pedro

e)

Juan Peron

34.

Which country is the only part of South America still under European control?

a)

Spanish Suriname

b)

French Guiana

c)

British Guyana

d)

Uruguay

35.

Which country's name means "equator"?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Argentina

d)

Chile

e)

Peru

36.

The body of water between South America and Antarctica was named for the first Englishman to circumnavigate the earth.

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

Cape of Good Hope

d)

Cape Cod

e)

Drake Passage

37.

What is the capital of Argentina?

a)

Lima

b)

La Paz

c)

Buenos Aires

d)

Rio de Janeiro

e)

Montevideo

38.

The high plateau in southern Argentina is named after local Indians

a)

Pampas

b)

Patagonia

c)

Gran Chaco

d)

Mesopotamia

39.

In what process does rain drain soil of its nutrients?

a)

Favela

b)

Leaching

c)

Yungas

d)

Selva

e)

Estuary

40.

As a result of felling many trees, ______ depletes soil, rendering land useless for future generations.

a)

Favela

b)

Leaching

c)

Yungas

d)

Selva

e)

Deforestation

41.

What are the two dominant geographic features in South America?

a)

Pampas

b)

Patagonia

c)

Gran Chaco

d)

Amazon Basin

e)

Andes Mountains

42.

Who was the most famous caudillo in Argentina?

a)

Augusto Pinochet

b)

Vicente Fox

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Dom Pedro

e)

Juan Peron

43.

What two South American nations are landlocked?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Paraguay

c)

Argentina

d)

Uruguay

e)

Peru

44.

The plateau that separates Venezuela's Caribbean coast from the Amazon Basin is the ____________.

a)

Pampas

b)

Patagonia

c)

Gran Chaco

d)

Guiana Highlands

e)

Andes Mountains

45.

What is another name for the Humboldt Current, which flows from the Antarctic, bringing cold and dry air?

a)

Bolivia Current

b)

Paraguay Current

c)

Argentina Current

d)

Uruguay Current

e)

Peru Current

46.

This administrative capital of Bolivia is the world's highest capital.

a)

Lima

b)

La Paz

c)

Buenos Aires

d)

Rio de Janeiro

e)

Montevideo

47.

What is the capital of Paraguay?

a)

Lima

b)

Asuncion

c)

Buenos Aires

d)

Rio de Janeiro

e)

Montevideo

48.

What is the widest waterfall in the world?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Iguacu Falls

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

Devil Falls

e)

Turtleback Falls

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