Geography
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
This rainforest covers much of Brazil and is home to jaguars, sloths, and piranhas.
Amazon Rainforest
This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu in Peru.
Inca
This sport is the most popular across South America.
Soccer (futbol)
Christ the Redeemer overlooks this Brazilian city.
Rio de Janeiro
What mountain range runs along the western coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
These large reptiles, related to alligators, live in South American rivers.
caimans
This Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach Brazil in 1500.
Pedro Álvares Cabral
This Brazilian player is considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time.
Pelé
This city, once the Incan capital, is the gateway to Machu Picchu.
Cusco
What is the longest river in South America, and one of the longest in the world?
Amazon River
This group of islands off Ecuador is famous for inspiring Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Galápagos Islands
The tango dance originated in this South American country.
Argentina
The first-ever FIFA World Cup (1930) was hosted by this South American nation.
Uruguay
Buenos Aires is the capital of this South American country.
Argentina
What is the world’s highest capital city found in this country?
Bolivia (La Paz)
This massive waterfall system on the border of Argentina and Brazil is one of the largest in the world.
Iguazu Falls
This South American liberator helped free Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule.
Simón Bolívar
This Argentine soccer star has won multiple Ballon d’Or awards and a World Cup in 2022.
Messi
This capital city lies on the Pacific coast of Peru.
Lima
This desert, located in Chile, is one of the driest places on Earth.
Atacama Desert
The world’s largest rodent, found in South America, can weigh over 100 pounds.
capybara
Easter Island, famous for its stone statues, belongs to this South American country.
Chile
This small South American country’s national team is nicknamed La Vinotinto because of their dark red uniforms.
Venezuela
This icy region at the southern tip of South America is shared by Argentina and Chile.
Patagonia