South America physical geography
Name:_________________________
Date:__________________________
Use the maps below to help you answer the questions.
1. What major river runs west to east trough northern South America?_________________________________
2. What mountain range runs north to south along the western edge of South Amarica___________________
3. What lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia? ________________________________________
4. What basin lies primarily in northern Brasil? ____________________________________________________
5. What lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia? ________________________________________
6. What islands lie off the west coast of Ecuador ?__________________________________________________
Languages of South America
Beside each country, write the name of
the primary language(s) spoken there.
_______ 1. Argentina
a. Spanish
_______ 2. Bolivia
b. Portuguese
_______ 3. Brazil
c. French
_______ 4. Chile
d. Quechua
_______ 5. Colombia
e. Dutch
_______ 6. Ecuador
f. English
_______ 7. French Guiana
g. Guarani
_______ 8. Guyana
_______ 9. Paraguay
_______ 10. Peru
_______ 11. Suriname
_______ 12. Uruguay
_______ 13. Venezuela
South America physical map
Key
Use the maps below to help you answer the questions.
the Amazon
1. What major river runs west to east trough northern South America?_________________________________
the Andes
2. What mountain range runs north to south along the western edge of South Amarica___________________
Lake Titicaca
3. What lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia? ________________________________________
the Amazon Basin
4. What basin lies primarily in northern Brasil? ____________________________________________________
the Falklands
5. What lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia? ________________________________________
the Galápagos
6. What islands lie off the west coast of Ecuador ?__________________________________________________
Languages of South America
Beside each country, write the name of
the primary language(s) spoken there.
_______
1. Argentina
a
a. Spanish
a d 2. Bolivia
_______
b. Portuguese
b
_______
3. Brazil
c. French
a
_______
4. Chile
d. Quechua
_______
5. Colombia
a
e. Dutch
a d 6. Ecuador
_______
f. English
c
_______
7. French Guiana
g. Guarani
f
_______
8. Guyana
a d 9. Paraguay
_______
a g 10. Peru
_______
e
_______
11. Suriname
a
_______
12. Uruguay
a
_______
13. Venezuela