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South America

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South America is joined to North America by the ____ of Panama

a)

Bay

b)

Strait

c)

Isthmus

d)

Island

2.

The Southern most tip of South America is ___ ____

(a)  

3.

South America is separated from Antarctica by the __ _____.

(a)  

4.

____ are deep inlets of sea into mountainous land

a)

Mesas

b)

Tepuis

c)

fjords

d)

islands

5.

Capital of Argentina

a)

Lima

b)

Santiago

c)

Buenos Aires

d)

Bogota

6.

There are ___ main physical divisions in South America.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

7.

(a)   are the longest mountain ranges in the world

8.

Tick two lakes of the Altiplano

a)

Lake Wanaka

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Lake Poopo

d)

Lake Orinoco

9.

___ boats are used in Lake Titicaca.

a)

Speed

b)

Motor

c)

Reed

d)

Paddle

10.

Tall blades of hardened ice are called ___

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

c)

Penitentes

d)

Patagonia

11.

Vast grasslands of Orinoco River basin are called ___

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

c)

Campos

d)

Chacos

12.

Amazon river rises in the ___

a)

Peruvian Andes

b)

Mato Grasso

c)

Brazilian Highlands

d)

Eastern Highlands

13.

Areas around the coastlines where rivers meet the ocean are called ___

a)

fjords

b)

estuary

c)

delta

d)

waterfall

14.

(a)   is the largest wetland in the world.

15.

The eastern highlands consist of ___ landforms that together form it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

16.

Which of the following is not a part of the Eastern Highlands?

a)

Guiana Highlands

b)

Peruvian Andes

c)

Patagonian Plateau

d)

Brazilian Highlands

17.

___ is a cold swept piedmont plateau

a)

Pantanal

b)

Parana

c)

Patagonia

d)

Pampas

18.

The (a)   is the driest desert in the world.

19.

The Parana and the Uruguay rivers drain into an estuary known as the ___

a)

Rio Gran Bay

b)

Rio de Janerio

c)

Rio De la Plata

d)

Rio Grande

20.

The Sao Francisco River originates in the highlands of ____

a)

Minas Tirith

b)

Minas Morgul

c)

Minas Gerias

d)

Llanos

21.

The Chungara Tambo Quemado pass connects

a)

Chile and Bolivia

b)

Chile & Argentina

c)

Bolivia & Paraguay

d)

Chile and Peru

22.

tepuis are ____

a)

areas along coastlines

b)

plateau like formations formed by erosion

c)

flat topped isolated highlands rising abruptly

d)

young fold mountains