Sunday, November 1, 2015

South America Questions

1.       Montevideo is a major port on the northern shore of the Rio de la Plata. Name the country in which it is located – Uruguay or Paraguay?
Uruguay

2.       The Chaco, a semiarid plain that is home mostly to cattle ranchers, makes up most of the western half of what landlocked country in South America – Paraguay or Bolivia?
Bolivia

3.      Pamperos are strong wind and rainstorms that characterize the Pampas and the northeastern region of what South American country – Venezuela or Argentina?
Argentina

4.      If you were visiting Rio de Janeiro, which language would you expect most residents of the city to speak – Portuguese or Spanish?
Portuguese

5.      Which Colombian city lies on a plateau just west of the Llanos plains, a grassland region that stretches through eastern Colombia and western Venezuela – Bogota or Barranquilla?
Bogota

6.      What is another name for the Falkland Islands, a territory of the United Kingdom located east of Argentina – Islas Malvinas or the British Isles?
Islas Malvinas

7.      Paraguay and what other country are the only landlocked countries in South America – Uruguay or Bolivia?
Bolivia

8.      French Guinea is an overseas department of France, bordering Brazil to the south and what country to the west – Guyana or Suriname?
Suriname

9.      Easter Island belongs to what country – Peru or Chile?
Chile

10.   The Equator passes through what country containing Chimborazo – Ecuador or Brazil?
Ecuador

11.    Panama borders what country – Venezuela or Colombia?
Colombia

12.    Ushuaia is regarded as the southernmost city in the world, located on Terra del Fuego, an island shared by Chile and what other country – Bolivia or Argentina?
Argentina

13.   Christianity and what other religion are the two largest in Suriname and Guyana – Hinduism or Islam?
Hinduism

14.   The Galapagos Islands belong to what country – Paraguay or Ecuador?
Ecuador

15.   What country has an area almost half the size of South America – Argentina or Brazil?

Brazil

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