South and Central American Physical Geography

Question 1

This country is South of the United States

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Mexico

Question 2

These mountains run up the West coast of South America

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The Andes Mountains

Question 3

This country is home to the capital city of Lima

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Peru

Question 4

This country is divided by a famous canal

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Panama

Question 5

This country toppled its US-backed dictator in 1979

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Nicaragua

Question 6

This is the most populous country in Central America

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Guatemala

Question 7

This narrow country is wedged between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean

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Chile

Question 8

This lake has the highest elevation in the world

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Lake Titicaca

Question 9

This country occupies 2/3 of the island of Hispaniola

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The Dominican Republic

Question 10

This island is a US territory

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Puerto Rico

Question 11

This country was home to Eva Peron

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Argentina

Question 12

This large island was central to the Spanish American War

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Cuba

Question 13

This large country speaks Portuguese

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Brazil

Question 14

This country is struggling with public unrest against President Maduro

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Venezuela

Question 15

This country was devastated by an earthquake in 2010

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Haiti

Question 16

This country is dotted with rainforests, mountains and coffee farms

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Columbia

Question 17

This river forms much of the border between the US and Mexico

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The Rio Grande

Question 18

This large river runs primarily through Brazil and Peru

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The Amazon

Question 19

This country's citizens refer to each other as "Ticas" and Ticos"

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Costa Rica

Question 20

This country was once controlled by foreign fruit companies, leading to the "banana republic"

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Honduras

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