South America

Question 1

Where is South America

Answer 1

Stretches from warm Caribbean sea, north of equator to cold Cape Horn, just 1000 Km from Antarctic Circle.

Question 2

Describe South America’s landscape.

Answer 2

Rugged Mountains in West
Grasslands in South
Tropical Rainforest in Amazon

Question 3

Name 6 of South America’s landmarks

Answer 3

Angel Falls
Atacama Desert 
Andes Mountains 
Cape Horn 
Amazon River 
Amazon Rainforest

Question 4

How high is Angel Falls?

Answer 4

807 meters of uninterrupted waterfall

Question 5

Where is the driest place on Earth?

Answer 5

Atacama Desert, in Chile

Question 6

Who named Cape Horn and why

Answer 6

Dutch sailors named it after a town in Holland - Hoorn

Question 7

Name the 2 oceans that meet at Cape Horn.

Answer 7

Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Very stormy and high waves

Question 8

Where does the Amazon River start?

Answer 8

In the Andes Mountains

Question 9

How long is the Amazon River?

Answer 9

6400 Km

Question 10

In what ocean does the Amazon mouths out?

Answer 10

In the Atlantic Ocean

Question 11

True of False:

The Amazon has more water than the Nile and has the largest drain basin in the world

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

Discuss the Amazon Rain Forest

Answer 12

• It is a Tropical Forest
• 1/5 of worlds birds are here
• 2,5 million insects
• more than 2000 mammals
• Thousands of plant species

Question 13

Where is the Andes Mountain Range?

Answer 13

Runs down the West coast of South America