Physical Geography
What is the longest river in South America?
What is The Amazon River
What is the largest country in South America by size and population?
What is Brazil
What are the two most spoken languages in South America?
What is Spanish and Portuguese
Why is Brazil warmer than Germany?
What is It is closer to the equator
What form of government are many South American countries moving toward?
What is Democracy
What mountain range runs along the west coast of South America?
What is The Andes Mountains
Which country is landlocked along with Paraguay?
What is Bolivia
What celebration takes place in Rio de Janeiro every March?
What is Carnival
Why is the Amazon Rainforest called the “Lungs of the Earth”?
What is It produces much of the world’s oxygen
What European influence spread through South America?
What is Language, religion, and culture
What desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth?
What is The Atacama Desert
Which country lies between Venezuela and Ecuador?
What is Colombia
What ancient civilization built Machu Picchu in Peru?
What is The Inca
What are some causes of deforestation?
What is Farming, logging, building homes
What physical feature helped protect the Inca civilization?
What is The Andes Mountains
What is the name of the lowland grass region in Argentina?
What is The Pampas
What country was colonized mostly by Portugal?
What is Brazil
What is a push factor?
What is A reason people leave a country (e.g., war, famine)
What are the effects of deforestation?
What is More CO₂, higher temps, extreme weather
What ocean borders South America to the west?
What is Pacific Ocean
What connects North and South America?
What is The Isthmus of Panama
Which two European countries colonized almost all of South America?
What is Spain and Portugal
What is a pull factor?
What is A reason people move to a new place (e.g., jobs, safety)
What type of tourism supports conservation and local communities?
What is Ecotourism
What ocean borders it to the east?
What is Atlantic Ocean