1. After Brazil, what is the second largest country in South America?
a) Paraguay
b) Argentina
c) Venezuela
d) Colombia
2. What is the only country in South America where the official language is Dutch?
a) Suriname
b) Ecuador
c) Guyana
d) Chile
3. Which of the following is a landlocked country in South America?
A) Brazil
B) Chad
C) Peru
D) Paraguay
4. Which of these is the largest lake in South America?
A) Lake Poopó
B) Lake Titicaca
C) Salar de Uyuni
D) Salar de Coipasa
5. Which archipelago off the coast of South America was the site of a 1980’s war between Argentina and the United Kingdom?
A) Galapagos Islands
B) Juan Fernandez Islands
C) Falkland Islands
D) Trinidad & Tobago
6. What is the largest country in South American in terms of both land area and population?
A) Colombia
B) Venezuela
C) Bolivia
D) Brazil
7. Which mountain range forms the primary continental divide of South America?
A) Llanos
B) Chaco
C) Pampas
D) Andes
8. Which of the following is not located in the Andes Mountains, the longest continental mountain range in the world?
A) Bolivia
B) Uruguay
C) Peru
D) Ecuador
9. The Galapagos Islands, visited by Charles Darwin and containing giant tortoises, belong to which South American country?
A) Madagascar
B) Portugal
C) Ecuador
D) Suriname
10. What are the two landlocked countries in South America?
A) Venezuela and Colombia
B) Peru and Chile
C) Ecuador and Suriname
D) Bolivia and Paraguay
11 - Machu Picchu, an Incan landmark, is located near Cusco in which country?
A) Peru
B) Mexico
C) Iran
D) Libya
12 . Which country is the largest by area in South America?
A)Argentina
B) Peru
C) Brazil
D) Ecuador
13. Which tectonic plate is found off the west coast of most of South America?
A)Nazca Plate
B) Caribbean Plate
C) Scotia Plate
D) Juan de Fuca Plate
14 . Which capital city is located at the highest elevation?
a) La Paz
b) Lima
c) Brasilia
d) Buenos Aires
Answers:
1 - B
2 - A
3 - D
4 - B
5 - C
6 - D
7 - D
8 - B
9 - C
10 - D
11 - B
12 - C
13 - A
14 - A
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