Super Quiz: Geography: South America

  1. Name the longest (a) river (b) mountain range.
  2. What are the two dominant languages spoken in South America?
  3. Name the continent’s highest waterfall.
  4. Identify the famous islands owned by Ecuador.
  5. What is the claim to fame of Bolivia’s capital city, La Paz?
  6. What is the official language of Suriname?
  7. Name a country in South America with a population that speaks mainly English.
  8. What major river runs through Colombia and Venezuela?
  9. Term for the extensive grassy fertile plains located mostly in Argentina.

Answers

  1. (a) Amazon (b) Andes
  2. Spanish and Portuguese
  3. Angel Falls
  4. Galapagos Islands
  5. World’s highest capital city
  6. Dutch
  7. Guyana
  8. Orinoco River
  9. Pampas

Weekend, Pages 39 on 11/07/2013

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