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Atlantic South America

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The southern most country in Atlantic South America is

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Uruguay

d)

Paraguay

2.

The world's largest river system is the

a)

Rio de la Plata

b)

Amazon

c)

Uruguay

d)

Parana

3.

The wide, grassy plains in central Argentina are called

a)

the Pampas

b)

the Andes

c)

plateaus

d)

rain forests

4.

The first people who lived in Brazil were

a)

Spanish settlers

b)

Portuguese settlers

c)

French explorers

d)

American Indians

5.

A megacity is

a)

a large city

b)

a giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs

c)

two cities in one

d)

a city with more than one million people in it

6.

Argentina's informal economy is based on

a)

odd jobs

b)

ranching

c)

farming

d)

education

7.

The largest country in South America is

a)

Argentina

b)

Uruguay

c)

Paraguay

d)

Brazil

8.

Pick Brazil's two largest cities.

a)

Asuncion

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Brasilia

d)

Rio de Janeiro

e)

Manaus

9.

Argentina's culture has been mostly influenced by

a)

Europeans

b)

Indians

10.

True or False

Brazil gained independence from Portugal in 1822 after a long, bitter war.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

True or False

Macumba is a religion that combines beliefs and practices of African and Indian religions with Christianity.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

huge slums in Brazil

a)

gauchos

b)

estuary

c)

favelas

d)

landlocked

13.

capital of Uruguay

a)

Patagonia

b)

Montevideo

c)

Brasilia

d)

Gran Chaco

14.

True or False

Buenos Aires is the second-largest urban area in South America

a)

true

b)

false

15.

A region of dry plains and plateaus in southern Argentina

a)

Mercosur

b)

Patagonia

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Sao Paulo