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SOUTH AMERICA QUIZ

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South America comprises of __ countries out of which __ are independent.

(a)  

2.

The Atacama Desert is located along the ___ plains

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

3.

What is the Capital of Surinam?

a)

lima

b)

Asuncion

c)

Paramaribo

4.

The Angel Falls in Venezuela is located on a tributary of the (a)   river

5.

The Andes have been formed as a result of compression between (a)  

6.

Longitudinally the continent extends between ___.

a)

35°W to 81°W

b)

12°N to 55°S

c)

12°W to 55°S

7.

(a)   is a fifteenth century Inca site located 2,430 above sea level in the Cuzso region of Peru

8.

Area of South America?

a)

17.87 million sqkm

b)

17.8 million sqkm

c)

17.7 million sqkm

d)

17.6 million sqkm

e)

0.000001 million sqkm

9.

The _____ separates the island from the mainland

a)

Himank

b)

Drake passage

c)

Cape Horn

d)

Strait of Magellan

e)

Daksh

10.

South America is and the island located to the south of the continent is _

(a)  

11.

__ is the largest country of South America

a)

Colombia

b)

China

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

e)

Brazil

12.

The continent is linked with (a)   with Isthmus of Panama

13.

The capital of Colombia is (a)  

14.

The Guiana Highlands are separated from Brazilian Highlands by the ____ river

a)

(1) WhatsApp

b)

Amazon

c)

Orinoco

d)

Himank

e)

Neal

15.

The eastern Highlands comprises_ in the south

a)

Brazilian Highland guiana Highland

b)

Amazon river

c)

Patagonian plateau

d)

Daksh

16.

The ___ Mountains have three parallel ranges

a)

Coastal

b)

Andes

c)

Western

d)

Central

17.

The capital of Venezuela is (a)