South American Geography
What largest continent is South America?
Fourth
Where is the world’s largest tropical rain forest found?
Amazon River Basin
What landlocked South American country has two capitals?
Which South American country is said to produce the world’s finest coffee?
Colombia
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
What was the most famous early South American Indian civilization?
Inca Civilization
Much of South America is located in what zone?
Torrid Zone
What is the largest South American river?
Amazon River
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
Which South American country produces a great volume of wheat?
Argentina
Who was the first man to realize that the Americas were a “New World”?
Amerigo Vespucci
What was the language of the Incas?
Quechua
What are the fertile grasslands extending across Argentina called?
Pampas
One of the driest regions in the world found in South America is what desert?
Atacama Desert
What is the capital of Ecuador?
Quito
Chile is the world’s largest producer of what metal?
Copper
Who was the first European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan
More Indians live in what country than in any other country in the world?
Peru
What is the major mountain range in South America?
Andes Mountains
Which South American country is known for its production of petroleum and natural gas?
Venezuela
What is the capital and largest city of Uruguay?
What is the official language of Guyana?
English
Who was called the “George Washington of South America”?
Simón Bolívar
Which missionary worked with the Quechuas and the Aucas of Ecuador?
Jim Elliot
What is the highest navigable lake in the world?
Lake Titicaca
What islands does the Strait of Magellan separate from the South American mainland?
Tierra del Fuego
What is the largest city in South America?
São Paulo, Brazil
What name did Dutch Guiana take when it became independent?
Suriname
Which ruler became emperor of Brazil at age 15 and helped Brazil develop into a strong country?
pedro II
Who was one of the first Protestant missionaries to South America?
James Thomson
What is South America’s largest lake?
Lake Maracaibo
What bay in Rio de Janeiro is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world?
Guanabara Bay
What is the oldest permanent European settlement in South America?
Cumaná, Venezuela
Which British missionary died during the first attempt to bring the gospel to the Indians of Tierra del Fuego?
Captain Allen Gardiner