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Geography of South America
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100
This is the largest country in South America.
What is Brazil?
100
This is the capital of Venezuela.
What is Caracas?
100
Home to the Amazon Rainforest, this bird has feathers of a rainbow.
What is a scarlet macaw?
100

South America is a ___________________

What is a CONTINENT.

100

Iguazu falls is located on the border of...

Argentina and Brazil

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 reptile has a long snout and spikes on its tail.

What is the Orinoco crocodile?

200

The most commonly spoken language in South America is _______________

What is Portuguese - is the most spoken language in South America, followed by Spanish, which is the official language of most countries.

200
The world's tallest waterfall is named...

Angel Falls

300
This is South America's second largest country.
What is Argentina?
300
This is the capital of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
300
Usually dappled in spots, this large feline creeps through the jungle catching their prey with their camouflage fur coat.
What is a jaguar?
300

In South America, each country has its own currency (money). (true/false)

What is TRUE? There are actually 14 currencies (types of money) in South America!

300

The term for when a species is at risk of going extinct (like the Orinoco Crocodile)

What is endangered

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 Argentina.

What is Buenos Aires?

400

Making their home in the Amazon rain forest, these slithering creatures eat amphibious animals, like frogs & toads, as well as fish, caiman, birds, ducks and turtles.

What is an anaconda?

400

The United States has more people than all of South America (True/false).

What is FALSE - South America has about 438 million people and the USA has 345 million

400

The group of islands that are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom

What is the Falkland Islands

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 Chile.

What is Santiago?

500
This animal often dangles from trees, and within its' name is another animal that has 8 legs.
What is a spider monkey?
500

South America is mostly a jungle and a rain forest.

What is FALSE? There is SO much more to be found in South America than jungles and rain forests! However, Brazil is home to the biggest tropical rainforest in the world – The Amazon!

500

The Amazon River is _______ miles long (closest answer gets the points!)

What is 3977 miles