WorksheetsSouth America Geography
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happens during an El Nino?
Wind and ocean currents reverse their usual direction.
The Brazil and Peru Currents collide.
Hot and humid wind currents collide.
Warn and cold wind currents for a dry atmosphere.
The Amazon Basin
is along the west coast of South America.
stretches nearly the entire width of South America.
stretches nearly the entire length of South America.
is only located in Brazil.
What is the longest continuing mountain range in the world?
Rocky Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Andes Mountains
Allegheny Mountains
The (a) is the world's largest, most famous rainforest in the world.
There are 2 physically dominate features in South America. What are they?
Angel Falls and Nile River Basin
Amazon River Basin and Nile River
Amazon River Basin and the Andes Mountains
Angel Falls and the Andes Mountains
True of False
The Andes Mountains stretch along the eastern coast of South America.
True
False
True of False
The Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in the world.
True
False
True of False
Angel Falls is located in Colombia.
True
False
Which of the following threatens rainforest lands?
animal ecosystems
insect species
flooding waters
growing populations
True of False
Rainforest produce greenhouse gasses.
True
False
Rainforest help clean the earth's air.
True
False
What causes the Atacama Desert to be extremely dry?
The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile.
The Amazon Basin is too wide for wind currents to reach the desert.
El Ninos create what problems?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Flooding
Volcanoes
Smaller rivers and streams that drain into a larger river.
branches
canals
floodwaters
tributaries
What is the climate like over most of the Amazon River Basin?
hot and humid
hot and windy
hot and dry
humid and cold
The Andes Mountains are located on the
western border of Brazil.
eastern coast of South America.
eastern border of Surinam.
western coast of South America.
TRUE or FALSE
Most people in South America are most likely to live in WARM, LOW PLACES with SOME RAINFALL.
True
False
Climate in highest elevations of the Andes Mountains.
cool, with little rainfall.
cool, with some rainfall.
warm, with adequate rainfall.
hot with extreme rainfall.
