4-National capital is Montevideo
3-near Rio de la Plata
2-Borders Atlantic Ocean
1-Borders Argentina and Brazil
What is URUGUAY
100
4-well known for being home to many MLB players
3-National capital is Santo Domingo
2-Shares island of Hispanolia with Haiti
1-seventy degrees west longitude
What is DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
100
5-Home to piranha fish
4- Second longest in the world; Empties into Atlantic Ocean
3- Amazon Basin (rain forest); South America
What is AMAZON RIVER
100
5- Central America
4- 10 degrees north latitude / 80 degrees west longitude
3- Narrow strip of land connecting North America and South America; between Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
What is ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
100
4-Home to bulls, bears, cubs, white sox
3-Borders Lake Michigan
2-near Illinois River
1-Close to but not in Indiana; Largest city in illinois
What is CHICAGO
200
4-Borders Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
3-national capital is Belmopan
2-Borders Caribbean Sea and the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
1-South of 20 degrees north latitude
What is BELIZE
200
4-Former Portuguese colony
3-look for Amazon River / Amazon Basin
2-World’s 5th largest country by land area and population
1-Largest country in Latin America
What is BRAZIL
200
5- Longest continental mountain range in the world; about 9000 km
4- 22,841 feet in elevation (at its highest point)
3- West coast of South America
What is ANDES MOUNTAINS
200
5- Setting for much of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain (also wrote Tom Sawyer)
4- 2340 miles long
3- Flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
What is MISSISSIPPI RIVER
200
4-Lakers, Dodgers, Clippers
3-Borders Pacific Ocean
2-“the angels” + “a popular citrus fruit”
1-one hundred forty two miles south to Tijuana, Mexico
What is LOS ANGELES / ORANGE COUNTY
300
4-Home to Angel Falls, world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall
3-Caracas is national capital
2-look for Orinoco River
1-One of Northern most countries in South America
What is ARGENTINA
300
4-National capital is San Salvador
3-Borders Pacific Ocean; Neighbors are Guatemala and Honduras
2-ninety degrees west longitude
1-South of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude)
What is EL SALVADOR
300
5- Covers 20 percent of the earth’s surface
4- Worlds’ 2nd largest
3- East of the Americas
What is ATLANTIC OCEAN
300
5- From the Latin “mare pacificum” which means “peaceful sea” (named by Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan)
4- Largest of its kind in the world
3- West of the Americas
What is PACIFIC OCEAN
300
4-Number ONE in the Western hemisphere
3-Just south of 20 degrees north latitude; Just east of 100 degrees west longitude
2-Former home of the Aztec capital
1-in the Valley of Mexico
What is MEXICO, D.F. (MEXICO CITY)
400
4- common land cover is tropical rain forest
3-San Jose is national capital
2-Borders both Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
1-Nicaragua (northern neighbor); Panama (southern neighbor)
What is COSTA RICA
400
4-National capital is Santiago
3-Borders Pacific Ocean
2-Home to Atacama Desert and much of the Andes Mountains
1-Tropic of Capricorn runs through it
What is CHILE
400
5- Borders Yucatan Peninsula and Central America
4- Home to many island nations
3- South of the USA
What is CARIBBEAN SEA
400
5- Name is similar to that of famous Hollywood movie boxer
4- Western part of North America; Stretches from Western Canada to New Mexico
3- Excellent for hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, skiing and other recreation
What is ROCKY MOUNTAINS
400
4-Yankees, Giants, Jets, Mets, Nets, Knicks
3-Coach McNally’s home town
2-Borders Atlantic Ocean
1-Borders New Jersey and Connecticut
What is NEW YORK / NEWARK
500
4-La Paz and Sucre – 2 national capitals
3-home to Lake Poopo
2-Borders 5 countries
1-Central part of South America
What is BOLIVIA
500
4-National capital is Guatemala City
3-Borders Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador
2-90 degrees west longitude; south of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude)
1-Borders Pacific Ocean
What is GUATEMALA
500
5- Borders 5 US states plus Mexico
4- Tropic of Cancer runs through it
3- Mississippi River empties into it
What is GULF OF MEXICO
500
5- South of 50 degrees south latitude; East of 70 degrees west longitude; near Cape Horn
4- Shared by Chile and Argentina
3- Archipelago (group of islands) at the southernmost tip of South America; Means “land of fire” in Spanish
What is TIERRA DEL FUEGO
500
4-northern South America
3-National capital of Columbia
2-North of the Equator
1-South of 10 degrees north longitude