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WorksheetsMain physical features of South America
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
How many regions can South America be divided into?
Three: mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains
Three: rivers, plains and mountains.
Four: mountains and highlands, river basins, coastal plains, deserts
Two: mountains and coastal plains.
The Andes is:
the longest mountain range in the world.
the tallest mountain range in the world.
the shortest mountain range in South America
the highest mountain range in North America
The highest peak in the Andes is:
Aconcagua
Everest
Cerro Torre
Aconga
Patagonia is a:
very warm region at the southern end of South America, namely (precisamente) in Argentina and Chile.
very cold region at the southern end of South America, namely (precisamente) in Argentina and Chile.
very cold region at the northern end of South America, namely (precisamente) in Argentina and Chile.
very warm region at the southern end of South America, namely (precisamente) in Argentina.
The Amazon River is the life force of the equally vast:
Amazon rain forest.
Atacama desert.
Amazon train forest
Brazil
The most important river basins in South America are:
the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay/Paraná.
the Amazon and Paraguay/Paraná.
the Orinoco, and Paraguay/Paraná.
the Mississippi, Amazon and Colorado.
The Atacama desert is considered the (a) region in the world.
While Atacama lacks flora and fauna, it is a rich (a) of copper (rame) and a chief (primaria) source of revenue for the Chilean economy.
The (a) Archipelago is one of the most volcanically active areas in the world.
The Galápagos Archipelago lies about 1,000 km off the coasts of (a) .
The Drake passage separates South America from:
Antarctica.
North America
Asia
Africa
South America is joined to North America by the:
Isthmus of Panama
Drake Passage
Carribean Sea
Pacific Ocean.
South America is bordered by:
the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Carribean Sea and by the Isthmus of Panama.
the Atlantic Ocean, the Carribean Sea and by the Isthmus of Panama.
the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and by the Isthmus of Panama.
the Pacific Ocean, the Carribean Sea and by the Isthmus of Panama.
Most of the (a) in South America lives near the continent's western or eastern coast.
South America includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and (a) .
