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geography of South America, general knowledge
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1
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
Argentina
Russia
Colombia
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What is the largest city in South America with over 20,000,000 people?
Bogota
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janiero
Buenos Aires
3
What is the name of the huge river that flows through Brazil?
Congo River
Mississippi River
Amazon River
Nile River
4
What is the name of the longest river in Argentina?
Parana
Orinoco
Amazon
Madeira
5
What is the name of the highest mountain in South America?
Aconcagua
Mt Everest
Mt McKinley
Mt Kilimanjaro
6
When were the Angel Falls (979 metres) first discovered by Europeans?
1933
1642
1865
1769
7
Which of these countries did not colonise South America?
Netherlands and France
Portugal and Spain
Germany
Great Britain
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What is special about the Amazon River?
It is the most polluted river in the world.
It is the major transport system of Brazil.
It carries more water than the world's 10 biggest rivers.
It is the longest river in the world.
9
The waters around ...... at the bottom of South America are some of the roughest in the world.
Cape Farewell
Cape Horn
Cape Foulwind
the Cape of Good Hope
10
What South American countries are very prone to earthquakes?
Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina
Venezuela, Colombia
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile
Chile, Argentina
11
How many countries are there in South America?
12
13
20
15
12
What is Machu Picchu?
An ancient Mayan civilisation.
A 15th Century Incan citadel in the Andes mountains, Peru.
An Aztec centre of worship.
A mountain in Peru.
13
South America is the ....... largest continent in the world.
second
fifth
fourth
third
14
The equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through ........
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
15
How wide approximately is the Amazon River at its mouth? (where it enters the sea)
over 190 kilometres
48 kilometres
100 metres
1.6 to 10 kilometres
16
What is the name of the mountain range that runs down South America?
Southern Alps
Andes
Rockies
Alps
17
Which country contains the Pampas grassland and is famous for beef cattle?
Peru
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
18
How many tributaries flow into the Amazon River?
121
1,358
505
over 15,000
19
What is Tierra del Fuego?
The southernmost point of South America.
The largest island in South America.
The land of fire.
The southernmost city in the world.
20
What countries in South America do not have a sea coast?
Bolivia, Ecuador
Paraguay, Bolivia
Uruguay, Paraguay
Ecuador, Uruguay
21
What is the largest member of the cat family found in South America?
jaguar
leopard
cheetah
ocelot
22
The smallest country in South America is ..... (and one of the least populated in the world)
Ecuador
Uruguay
Guyana
Surinam
23
On April 2 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and went to war with .......
Brazil
United States
Falkland Islands
Great Britain
24
Why are the Angel Falls special?
They have the greatest volume of water travelling over them.
They were the last major waterfall to be discovered.
They are the highest waterfalls in the world.
People claim to have seen angels there.
25
Which country contains the Atacama Desert, the driest hot desert in the world?
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
