- Name the longest (a) river (b) mountain range.
- What are the two dominant languages spoken in South America?
- Name the continent’s highest waterfall.
- Identify the famous islands owned by Ecuador.
- What is the claim to fame of Bolivia’s capital city, La Paz?
- What is the official language of Suriname?
- Name a country in South America with a population that speaks mainly English.
- What major river runs through Colombia and Venezuela?
- Term for the extensive grassy fertile plains located mostly in Argentina.
Answers
- (a) Amazon (b) Andes
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Angel Falls
- Galapagos Islands
- World’s highest capital city
- Dutch
- Guyana
- Orinoco River
- Pampas
Weekend, Pages 39 on 11/07/2013