Water or Not
What body of water does the Amazon River flow into?
Atlantic Ocean
The most popular sport in South America
Soccer (futbol)
The two main languages of South America
Spanish and Portuguese
The two countries that colonized most of South America
Spain and Portugal
Name an oil producing country in South America
Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia
Where does the Amazon River originate?
Peruvian Andes
Which term means "land of fire?"
Tierra del Fuego
The treeless grassy plain primarily located in Argentina
pampas
This country shares its border with the most countries
Brazil
What is at the southernmost tip of South America?
Cape Horn
What are the two landlocked countries in South America.
Bolivia, Paraguay
What causes the Atacama Desert to be so dry?
The Andes Mountains block the warm, moist air from the Pacific Ocean.
What is the term for Argentinian cowboys?
gauchos
The islands 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador famous for unique plants and animals found nowhere else in the world
Galapagos Islands
In what country is French the primary language?
French Guiana
Name three countries that border the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile
What kind of farming means growing only enough food for your family?
Subsistence Farming
Name three countries through which the Andes Mountains stretch.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia
Colombia and Brazil produce a great deal of this crop
coffee beans
The highest waterfall in the world located in Venezuela
Angel Falls
How long is the Amazon River?
4,000 miles
Brazilian cities have poor slum areas called what?
favelas
He was called the Liberator
Simon Bolivar
The rugged and beautiful region of South America that is closest to the South Pole
Patagonia
Centered in Cusco, Peru, this empire existed before the Europeans came
Inca