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South America Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which natural wonder is located in Argentina and Brazil and is known for its breathtaking waterfalls?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Iguazu Falls

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Amazon Rainforest

2.

What is the highest mountain peak in the Americas, located in Argentina?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount McKinley

d)

Mount Aconcagua

3.

Which country in South America is home to the Amazon Rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest in the world?

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Peru

d)

Brazil

4.

What is the name of the famous mountain range that runs along the western coast of South America?

a)

Rockies

b)

Andes

c)

Himalayas

d)

Alps

5.

What is the name of South America's longest river, which flows through multiple countries?

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Amazon River

6.

Which country in South America is home to the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth?

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

7.

What is the name of the largest salt flat in the world, located in Bolivia?

a)

Great Salt Lake

b)

Salar de Atacama

c)

Makgadikgadi Pans

d)

Salar de Uyuni

8.

Which country in South America is known for its beautiful Patagonia region?

a)

Chile

b)

Brazil

c)

Peru

d)

Argentina

9.

Which country in South America is home to the Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

10.

What is the name of the famous volcanic archipelago located off the coast of Ecuador?

a)

Hawaiian Islands

b)

Maldives

c)

Galapagos Islands

d)

Bermuda Triangle

11.

What does the Atacama Desert refer to?

a)

An annual festival in Brazil

b)

A land formation having steep walls and a flat top

c)

The major landforms and bodies of water in a region

d)

A large desert in Northern Chile

12.

Which of these biomes is NOT in South America?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Grasslands

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

13.

What is the Amazon Rainforest known for?

a)

The clearing of a forest area of plants

b)

A member of a South American people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest

c)

The Lost City of the Incas on the top of a mountain outside of Cusco

d)

World's largest tropical rainforest, covering almost 2 million square miles (mostly in Brazil)

14.

What word best describes South America's landscape?

a)

Varied

b)

Flat

c)

Grassy

d)

Dry

15.

Which of these is NOT a geographic area in South America?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Brazilian Highlands

c)

Cape Horn

d)

Rocky Mountains

16.

Tropical rainforests are found ______.

a)

At the North Pole

b)

On or near the equator

c)

On the ocean floor

d)

Only in the Southern Hemisphere

17.

physical features are...

a)
Geographical location of a place
b)
Chemical composition of a substance
c)

Major landforms and bodies of water in a region.

d)
Emotional traits of a person
18.

hot, humid summers and mild, chilly winters describe a...

a)
Tropical climate
b)
Arctic climate
c)
Subtropical climate
d)
Polar climate
19.

the clearing of a forest area of plants is called...

a)
deforestation
b)
urbanization
c)
afforestation
d)
reforestation
20.

Smaller rivers and streams that drain into a larger river are called:

a)

branches

b)

canals

c)

floodwaters

d)

tributaries