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South America General Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Which continent is located directly north of South America?

a)

a) Europe

b)

b) North America

c)

c) Africa

d)

d) Asia

2.

2. What is the fourth largest continent in the world?


a)

a) Asia

b)

b) Africa

c)

c) North America

d)

d) South America

3.

3. In which hemisphere is most of South America located?

a)

a) Northern Hemisphere

b)

b) Southern Hemisphere

c)

c) Eastern Hemisphere

d)

d) Western Hemisphere

4.

4. Which ocean does South America connect to on the western side?

a)

a) Indian Ocean

b)

b) Pacific Ocean

c)

c) Arctic Ocean

d)

d) Atlantic Ocean

5.

5. Which waterway connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through South America?

a)

a) Bering Strait

b)

b) Panama Canal

c)

c) Suez Canal

d)

d) Strait of Magellan

6.

6. Which of the following countries is not part of South America?

a)

a) Argentina

b)

b) Brazil

c)

c) Mexico

d)

d) Venezuela

7.

7. Which of the following countries is located in South America?


a)

a) Costa Rica

b)

b) Canada

c)

c) Ecuador

d)

d) Belize

8.

8. What is the name of the mountain range that stretches along the Pacific coast of South America?

a)

a) Alps

b)

b) Andes Mountain Range

c)

c) Rocky Mountains

d)

d) Sierra Nevada

9.

9. How long is the Andes Mountain Range?

a)

a) 4,000 kilometers

b)

b) 7,240 kilometers

c)

c) 5,000 kilometers

d)

d) 3,500 kilometers

10.

10. What is the highest peak in the Andes Mountain Range?

a)

a) Mount Everest

b)

b) Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

c) Aconcagua

d)

d) Mount Fuji

11.

11. Where is the peak of Aconcagua located?

a)

a) Peru

b)

b) Bolivia

c)

c) Chile

d)

d) Argentina

12.

12. Which of the following deserts is located along the coast of Peru and Chile?

a)

a) Sahara Desert

b)

b) Gobi Desert

c)

c) Atacama Desert

d)

d) Kalahari Desert

13.

13. Which of these lakes is created by volcanic activity in the Andes Highlands?

a)

a) Lake Titicaca

b)

b) Lake Victoria

c)

c) Lake Ontario

d)

d) Lake Baikal

14.

14. The Bolivia Plateau is located in which region of South America?

a)

a) Eastern region

b)

b) Central Andes region

c)

c) Northern region

d)

d) Southern region

15.

15. Which of the following plateaus is found in the east of South America?

a)

a) Guiana Plateau

b)

b) Patagonia Plateau

c)

c) Mato Grosso Plateau

d)

d) Bolivia Plateau

16.

16. Which of the following plateaus is located in the southern part of South America?

a)

a) Guiana Plateau

b)

b) Mato Grosso Plateau

c)

c) Patagonia Plateau

d)

d) Brazil Plateau

17.

17. What is the name of the major river basin that includes the world's largest river system?

a)

a) Paraná-Paraguay-Uruguay River Basin

b)

b) Orinoco River Basin

c)

c) Amazon River Basin

d)

d) Colorado River Basin

18.

18. Which of the following is a river basin in South America?

a)

a) Nile River Basin

b)

b) Yangtze River Basin

c)

c) Orinoco River Basin

d)

d) Mississippi River Basin

19.

19. Which river basin is located in the southeastern part of South America?

a)

a) Orinoco River Basin

b)

b) Amazon River Basin

c)

c) Paraná-Paraguay-Uruguay River Basin

d)

d) Colorado River Basin

20.

20. Which of the following is NOT one of the four main plateaus of South America?

 

a)

a) Guiana Plateau

b)

b) Brazil Plateau

c)

c) Mato Grosso Plateau

d)

d) Andes Plateau