Amazon
Physical
Fact Files
Geography Terms
Anything Goes
100

An animal that thrives in the tree tops that moves ex..tr..eme..ly s..l...o...w.

What is a sloth?

100

The mountain range that runs the full length of western South America.

What are the Andes?

100

Giant head statues are found on this island.

What is Easter Island?

100

Famous statue in Rio de Janero in Brazil

What is Christ the Redeemer?

100

One kind of species that live on the Amazon floor.

What are frogs/lizards/tarantulas, etc?

200

This Amazon River fish will clean flesh down to the bone in seconds.

What is a pirahna?

200

The driest place on earth, some parts have never seen rain.

What is the Atacama Desert?

200

The Pan American highway cannot connect because of this geographic area.

What is the Darien Gap?

200

A term for where the mouth of the river meets the sea.

What is an estuary?

200

The tribes in the Amazon jungle use this weapon to kill animals.

What is a blow gun?

300

The Amazon's uppermost tree top world.

What is the canopy?

300

Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. What country is it located in?

What is Venezuela?

300

The island that is thousands of miles off the coast of Chili and belongs to Ecuador. 

What is the Galapagos?

300

The term for a group of islands.

What is an archipelago?

300

A major crop grown in South America that has a negative impact on North America.

What is cocaine?

400

The city where the 'Meeting of the Waters' is found.

What is Manaus?

400

This South American Country is the narrowest country in the world.

What is Chile?

400

This group of people built Machu Picchu in Peru hundreds of years ago.

Who are the Incas?

400

All the smaller rivers that lead into a larger river

What are tributaries?

400

The most common religion in South America.

What is Catholic or Christianity?

500

The species of crocodile that Ms. Ramler caught.

What is a Caiman?

500

You can stay in a hotel made completely of salt in this country.

What is Bolivia?

500

This country is the world's leading exporter of bananas.

What is Ecquador?

500

The name of the grasslands found in Argentina.

What are the Pampas?

500

This substance attracts gold and is poisonous to humans, wildlife, and plants.

What is mercury?