The Amazing Amazon
True or False:
The Amazon is in North America.
False
What language is the most spoken in South America?
Spanish
What is one thing that defines many of the cultures in South America?
Food
Colorful clothing and decorations
Music
This area of land is wet and green and home to many different plants and animals.
The Amazon Rainforest
Name one of the big countries in South America?
Argentina
Columbia
Brazil
Peru
What does the Amazon have lots of that helps us breathe?
Trees
Two oceans surround South America. Name one!
The Atlantic Ocean or
The Pacific Ocean
How do many of the different cultures celebrate?
A. Only on certain days
B. Together with friends and family
C. On the beach
B. Together with friends and family
This place is very dry...
A. Sahara Desert
B. Atacama Desert
C. Gobi Desert
C. Gobi Desert
Which animal is a giant friendly rodent?
A. Kangaroo
B. New York Sewer Rat
C. Capybara
D. La cockaroacha
C. Capybara
Amazon is...
A. A mountain
B. A river
C. A rainforest
D. A country and a mountain
E. A river and a rainforest
E. A river and a rainforest
The biggest river in the world is found in South America. What is its name?
The Amazon River
What language is spoken in Brazil?
A. Brazilian
B. Spanish
C. Portuguese
D. English
C. Portuguese
This mountain range is very tall and rocky. It also goes down the entire West side of South America.
A. The Andes Mountains
B. The Appalacian Mountains
C. The Rocky Mountains
A. The Andes Mountains
What color are the river dolphins in South America?
Pink
What percentage of all animals and plants on Earth live in the Amazon?
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 50%
B. 40%
Someone in this classroom has worked in South America.
Who has worked in South America?Josue
There are over ____ languages in South America.
A. 525
B. 340
C. 680
D. 450
D. 450
The Pampas are... A. Wet and Green Rainforests B. Tall and Rocky mountains C. Big and Flat grasslands D. Dry and sandy deserts
C. Big and flat grasslands
Miller's hometown football team is named after this big spotted cat that lives in South America.
Jaguar
True or False:
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in a Disney movie that takes place in the Amazon.
True- It is called "The Jungle Cruise"
What special place did the Inca people build and live?
Machu Picchu
What's the name of the great big statue in Rio de Janiero?
Or describe the statue.
It is also one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
Christ the Redeemer
Christ or man standing with arms out
The southern part of South America has what kind of weather?
Icy, cold, glacial, Winter weather
What is the name of the fluffy spitters that are similar to camels?
Llamas