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What are the 2 largest and smallest countries of South America? 12X
Brazil and Suriname
Where is South America located? What does that mean? 20X
South Western Hemisphere
South of the equator.
West of the Prime Meridian
What are the 2 non-sovereign countries in South America and who controls them? 10X
French Guiana (France) and Falkland Islands (UK).
What does sovereign and non sovereign mean? 20X
An independent country of a continent not controlled by any outside forces.
A country within a continent that is controlled by another country
What are most populated and least populated countries of South America? 10X
Brazil Suriname
What are the 2 countries most responsible for colonizing South America? 15X
Spain and Portugal
The Amazon river the largest river in terms of what (2 things)? 15X
Discharge of water. It moves the most water for any river in the world.
Longest River because it has a true source
Last 2 countries to independent and the date. 20X
Guyana and Suriname 1975
Name 6 countries in South America. 20X
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuala
What does Biodiverse mean?
Large variety of plants and animals
Where is the majority of the Amazon Rainforest located? 10X
Brazil.
What are the islands located on the extreme south of South America called? What is their nickname? What 2 countries are they split between? 20X
Tierra del Fuego. Land of Fire. Argentina and Chile.
What is Simon Bolivar famous for? 15X
Helping South American countries achieve independence from Spain.
The 3 facts about Lake Titicaca. 20X
It holds the most water of any lake in South America. It is on a mountian. On the border of Peru and Bolivia.
3 facts about Lake Maracaibo. 15X
Largest lake in South America. Brackish lake. Connected to Gulf of Venezuela
List the 3 bodies of water and thier location that surround South America. 15X
Pacific Ocean - west
Atlantic Ocean - east
Caribbean Sea - north
3 facts about the Atacama Desert 15X
it's a plateau (level high ground)
driest non polar desert in the world
located west of Andes
How long have people been settled in South America? How did the first people get here? Explain. 25X
15,000 years. Migrated from Africa. Used the ice bridge connecting Asia and N America to get here and then migrated south.
How tall is Mt. Aconcagua? What country is it located in? 15X
About 23,000 ft high. Located in Argentina
How many continents are the in the world? What is the largest and smallest continent? Where does South America fall in here? 15X
7. Asia. Australia. South America is 4th.
4 facts about the Andes Mountains. 25X
4300 miles long
Located along the west coast of South Ameria
Tallest mountain range in the world not located in Asia
Tallest Mountain in South America
Why does no-one live on Antarctica? Why and how would anyone be there? 20X
It doesn't have resources to support life. Scientists would be the only people there to study climate and wildlife. They would need permission from the government and be entitled to go for 3-6 months.
3 facts about the Inca civilization. 25X
Ruled Andes region from 1400 - 1500's
There were 9 - 14 million of them
They developed a road system.
1822 from Portugal.
What was the most infamous civil war in South American history? Give 3 facts 25X
Paraguayan War or War of the Triple Alliance
1864-1870
Paraguay vs. Argentina/Brazil/Uraguay
400,000 deaths