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WorksheetsSouth America
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
South America is joined to North America by the ____ of Panama
Bay
Strait
Isthmus
Island
The Southern most tip of South America is ___ ____
(a)
South America is separated from Antarctica by the __ _____.
(a)
____ are deep inlets of sea into mountainous land
Mesas
Tepuis
fjords
islands
Capital of Argentina
Lima
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Bogota
There are ___ main physical divisions in South America.
3
4
5
6
(a) are the longest mountain ranges in the world
Tick two lakes of the Altiplano
Lake Wanaka
Lake Titicaca
Lake Poopo
Lake Orinoco
___ boats are used in Lake Titicaca.
Speed
Motor
Reed
Paddle
Tall blades of hardened ice are called ___
Llanos
Pampas
Penitentes
Patagonia
Vast grasslands of Orinoco River basin are called ___
Llanos
Pampas
Campos
Chacos
Amazon river rises in the ___
Peruvian Andes
Mato Grasso
Brazilian Highlands
Eastern Highlands
Areas around the coastlines where rivers meet the ocean are called ___
fjords
estuary
delta
waterfall
(a) is the largest wetland in the world.
The eastern highlands consist of ___ landforms that together form it.
2
3
4
5
Which of the following is not a part of the Eastern Highlands?
Guiana Highlands
Peruvian Andes
Patagonian Plateau
Brazilian Highlands
___ is a cold swept piedmont plateau
Pantanal
Parana
Patagonia
Pampas
The (a) is the driest desert in the world.
The Parana and the Uruguay rivers drain into an estuary known as the ___
Rio Gran Bay
Rio de Janerio
Rio De la Plata
Rio Grande
The Sao Francisco River originates in the highlands of ____
Minas Tirith
Minas Morgul
Minas Gerias
Llanos
The Chungara Tambo Quemado pass connects
Chile and Bolivia
Chile & Argentina
Bolivia & Paraguay
Chile and Peru
tepuis are ____
areas along coastlines
plateau like formations formed by erosion
flat topped isolated highlands rising abruptly
young fold mountains
