Geography of South America
Capitals of South America
Attractions of South America
True/False Questions About South America
Incan Empire
100
This is the largest country in South America.
What is Brazil?
100
This is the capital of Venezuela.
What is Caracas?
100
The famous statue called Christ the Redeemer is found in this South American city.
What is Rio de Janeiro?
100
South America is a country.
What is FALSE?
South America is a CONTINENT.
100
The Incans built an entire civilization without the help of these tools used in other civilizations. Name two of them.
What are horses, iron, or wheels?
200
This is a long shaped country in South America. Hint: It is not pronounced like something we eat!
What is Chile?
200
This is the capital of Colombia.
What is Bogota?
200
This lake is found in the Andes Mountains and is a major tourist attraction.
What is Lake Titicaca?
200
The most commonly spoken language in South America is Spanish.
What is FALSE?
Portuguese is the most spoken language in South America, followed by Spanish, which is the official language of most countries.
200
The Incan Empire spread out over the Andes Mountains. Name one country the Incan Empire covered.
What are Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Chile, or Argentina?
300
This is South America's second largest country.
What is Argentina?
300
This is the capital of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
300
This is a famous Incan lost city that tourists love to visit.
What is Machu Picchu?
300
The Spanish Conquistadors killed all the Incas to take over their land and resources.
What is False? Most of the Incas died from diseases brought by the Conquistadors.
300
Incans relayed message in the form of knotted cords called this.
What is quipo?
400
South America consists of 12 countries and three overseas territories. Name at least 2 overseas territories.
What is the 1. Falkland Islands, 2. the South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands, and 3. French Guiana (Guyane)?
400
This is the capital of Paraguay.
What is Asunción?
400
The name of largest waterfall in the world, found in the Andes Mountains.
What is Angel Falls?
400
South America is home to over 380 million people.
What is TRUE?
387,489,196 to be close :)
Compare it to the United States: 313,914,040
400
The descendents of the Incan Empire still speak this language, which is one of the main languages of Peru.
What is Quechua?
500
Most of South America is located in this hemisphere, although it also occupies other hemispheres.
What is the Southern Hemisphere?
Keep in mind, South America simultaneously occupies the Southern, Western, and part of the Northern hemispheres.
500
This is the capital of Uruguay.
What is Montevideo?
500
This famous state in Uruguay is named for what it is (in Spanish)
What is La Mano?
500
South America is home to the biggest tropical rainforest in the world.
What is TRUE? Brazil is home to the biggest tropical rainforest in the world – The Amazon!
500
The last emperor of the Incan Empire, he joined with the Spanish to gain power and then was executed by the Spanish.
Who was Atahuallpa?