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SOUTH AMERICA

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most populated country in South America is ___________

a)

Uruguay

b)

Venezuela

c)

Brazil

d)

Columbia

2.

The largest country in South America in terms of size is _________

a)

Venezuela

b)

Uruguay

c)

French Guiana

d)

Brazil

3.

True or False: The Andes Mountains are the longest continuous mountain range in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is name of the Mountain Range that stretches the entire western coast of South America.

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Amazon Mountains

d)

The Inca Mountains

5.

What Hemisphere/s does the continent of South America reside in?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

6.

True or False: The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Chile

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Chile

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: The rate of deforestation has increased in the past 10 years.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In what ways is the Amazon River considered the largest river in the world?

a)

The Length

b)

The Width

c)

The Depth

d)

The amount of fresh water

10.

What are major cash crops of South America?

a)

Coffee

b)

Bananas

c)

Cotton

d)

Sugarcane

11.

True or False: There is large deposits of natural gas off the coast of Brazil.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Largest Rainforest in the world is the __________

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

South America Rainforest

c)

Amazon Rainforest

d)

The Andes Rainforest

13.

One of the largest wetlands in the world. Produces a very diverse ecosystem of plants and animals.

a)

Andes

b)

Brazilian

c)

Pantanal

d)

Pampas

14.

Broad plateaus and valleys that spread across the Atlantic side of South America. Very good land for growing crops.

a)

Great Plains

b)

The Pampas

c)

The Llamas

d)

Amazon Rainforest

15.

An island that Charles Darwin visited and developed the idea of evolution based off of studying the plants and animals.

a)

The Brazil Islands

b)

The Panama Islands

c)

The Galapagos Islands

d)

The Amazon Islands

16.

A canal that was created to allow shipment of good from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean is called the ___________ ___________

a)

The Amazon Canal

b)

The Panama Canal

c)

The Colombian Canal

d)

The EZ-Ship Canal

17.
The higher the elevation, the warmer it is.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
In general, the further you go from the equator the colder it gets.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Llamas prefer to live
a)
below 5,000 feet
b)
above 10,000 feet
20.
Which fruit/vegetable would grow well in the frost zone?
a)
bananas
b)
potatoes
c)
tomatoes
d)
maize
21.
Which metal would NOT be found in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Copper
b)
Silver
c)
Aluminum
d)
tin
22.
Most people in South America live
a)
in the rain forest
b)
in the Andes
c)
near rivers
d)
along the coast
23.
Rivers tend to get wider the nearer they are
a)
to mountains
b)
 to oceans
24.
What did the Incas use to carry their goods on the roads?
a)
horses
b)
carts
c)
sleds
d)
llamas
25.
Page 1 - The Andes Mountains can be found along the _____coast of South America.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
western
d)
eastern
26.

Explain what have you learned about the Americas?

short essay

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