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Worksheets6.11 South America
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the main physical feature of Pacific South America and the longest continental mountain range in the world, stretching along the western edge of South America?
The Amazon River
The Andes Mountains
El Nino
The Pampas
The Llanos
What is the plains region between the Guiana Highlands and Andes mountains that is mostly grassland and often floods?
The Amazon River
Patagonia
El Nino
The Pampas
The Llanos
What feature stretches 4,000 miles across northern Brazil famous for it's rain forest and is the second longest of it's kind in the world?
The Amazon River
The Andes Mountains
El Nino
The Pampas
The Llanos
What is the wide, grassy plains in central Argentina known for agriculture and gaucho (cowboy) culture?
The Amazon River
Patagonia
El Nino
The Pampas
The Llanos
What is a region of dry plains and plateaus located south of the Pampas in Argentina & Chile with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers including dramatic landscapes in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east ?
The Amazon River
Patagonia
El Nino
The Pampas
The Llanos
What physical feature in northern Chile and is one of the driest places on Earth, only receiving rain fall about once every 20 years, also known for its Mars-like landscape?
Tierra del Fuego
Atacama Desert
Easter Island
Torres del Paine
Galapagos Islands
Which of the following is a recurring weather pattern causing the warming of ocean waters resulting in extreme and unusual weather across South America and around the world?
Carnival
Patagonia
El Nino
Altiplano
Llanos
What is the largest country in South America?
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
Peru
What European country first explored Brazil that Brazil also gained independence from in the 1800s?
Spain
Britain
France
Portugal
What country has the world's largest population of Roman Catholics?
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
Peru
What is a world famous annual festival featuring parades, samba music, and elaborate costumes held in Brazil, especially Rio de Janeiro?
Carnival
Patagonia
El Nino
Altiplano
Llanos
What is the largest city in Brazil with about 21 million people in and around the city?
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sau Paulo
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
What is the second largest city in Brazil and home of the Christ the Redeemer statue?
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sau Paulo
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sau Paulo
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
What is the capital of Argentina?
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sau Paulo
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
What is the most popular group of waterfalls in Argentina consisting of over 275 individual falls?
The Amazon River
Patagonia Falls
Iguazu Falls
Angel Falls
The Llanos
What country claims the Falkland Islands?
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
Peru
What is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere at over 22,000 feet in Argentina South America?
Gram Chaco
Patagonia
Aconcagua
Mercosur
Iguazu Falls
What is the capital of Uruguay?
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sau Paulo
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
What is the capital of Columbia?
Caracas
Quito
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
What country's most famous agricultural product is coffee?
Chile
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
What is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall at over 3,200 feet in Canaima National Park in Venezuela South America?
The Amazon River
Patagonia Falls
Iguazu Falls
Angel Falls
The Llanos
What is the capital of Venezuela?
Caracas
Quito
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
In what country did the oil industry make some people very wealthy but the vast majority still lives in poverty?
Chile
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
What South American country has three official languages?
Bolivia
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
What is the capital of Ecuador?
Caracas
Quito
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
What physical feature claimed by Ecuador has a unique, isolated environment renowned for inspiring Darwin's theory of evolution?
Tierra del Fuego
Atacama Desert
Easter Island
Torres del Paine
Galapagos Islands
What country is the poorest in South America?
Bolivia
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
What is the capital of Peru?
Caracas
Quito
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
What country has the strongest economy in Pacific South America?
Bolivia
Venezuela
Columbia
Chile
Peru
What is the capital of Chile?
Caracas
Quito
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
What country exports the most copper in the world, which accounts for one-third of that country's exports?
Bolivia
Venezuela
Columbia
Chile
Peru
What territory of Chile is known for it's statues called moai from the 13th-16th centuries?
Tierra del Fuego
Atacama Desert
Easter Island
Torres del Paine
Galapagos Islands
What is the archipelago off of the southern most tip of South America mostly claimed by Chile?
Tierra del Fuego
Atacama Desert
Easter Island
Torres del Paine
Galapagos Islands
What is the beautiful national park located in the Patagonia part of Chile?
Tierra del Fuego
Atacama Desert
Easter Island
Torres del Paine
Galapagos Islands
