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Question 1

South American continent has the shortest ____ of any continent

Answer 1

Coastline

Question 2

What is significant about Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela

Answer 2

At present it is a brackish bay not really a lake. Considered worlds oldest natural lake as it was once landlocked.

Question 3

Paran~o river is ___ longest river in South America and runs through ____ , ____ , and ____ .

Answer 3

2nd

Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil

Question 4

Describe and locate Patagonia

Answer 4

A rugged barren land. Located between the Andes mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, from Rio Negro in southern Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and the Straits of Magellan

Question 5

Describe and locate the Pampas.

Answer 5

It is a large plain with many cattle ranches located in central Argentina

Question 6

Chile is the worlds ____ country from ____ to ____

Answer 6

longest
north
south

Question 7

What is significant about the Madeira river in Brazil

Answer 7

It is the Amazon rivers longest tributary

Question 8

What is significant about the Magdalena river in Columbia

Answer 8

It splits Columbia in half

Question 9

The Negro river( Amazon) runs through what 3 countries? What is significant about this river?

Answer 9

It runs through Columbia, Venezuela and Brazil. It is the largest black water river in the world and the Amazon rivers largest left tributary.

Question 10

What 4 countries does the Paraguay River go through, and what is the largest city on its course.

Answer 10

Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. The largest city being Asuncion, Paraguay.

Question 11

What is the name of the worlds highest waterfall and what country is it in

Answer 11

Angel falls in Venezuela

Question 12

What is the worlds largest River by volume

Answer 12

The Amazon river

Question 13

What is the worlds 2nd longest river

Answer 13

The Amazon river

Question 14

What is the worlds longest mountain range

Answer 14

The Andes mountains ( Panama to southern tip of South America)

Question 15

Where is the worlds driest place

Answer 15

Atacame desert in Chile

Question 16

What is the worlds largest rainforest

Answer 16

Amazon rainforest

Question 17

Where is the worlds highest capital city

Answer 17

La Paz, Bolivia

Question 18

What is South Americas 2nd longest and worlds 8th longest river

Answer 18

The Paran~o river

Question 19

Where is the highest point in South America?

Answer 19

Cerro Aconcaqua in Argentina

Question 20

What is the lowest point in South America, the Western and Southern Hemisphere and the 7th lowest in the world?

Answer 20

Laguna del Carbon in Argentina

Question 21

What is the southernmost point of South America?

Answer 21

Cape Horn

Question 22

Where is the worlds largest wetland?

Answer 22

Pantanal, mostly in southern Brazil

Question 23

Where is the worlds southernmost permanently inhabited community?

Answer 23

Puerto Toro in Chile

Question 24

Name 2 significant things about Lake Titcaca and what 2 nations border it?

Answer 24

It is the worlds highest commercially navigable lake and South Americas largest lake. It is bordered by Peru and Bolivia

Question 25

What is Tierra del Fuego, where is located and who named it?

Answer 25

It is an archipelago located at the southern tip of South America and was named by Magellan

Question 26

What are the 3 largest cities by population in South America?

Answer 26

São Paulo Brazil, Buenos Ares Argentina and Rio do Janeiro Brazil

Question 27

What are the 3 largest and 3 smallest countries by land inSouth America?

Answer 27

Brazil, Argentina and Peru are the largest. Guyana,Uruguay and Suriname are the smallest