South America Test Review
Completion
1. Some countries, such as Guyana, Ecuador, and Colombia, are experiencing a large
_______________________ __________________, or loss of their more highly educated and
skilled workers to other countries.
2. To keep financial and historical records, the Inca used a _________________, a series of knotted
cords of various lengths and colors.
3. Many of the major cities in Brazil are surrounded by _______________ or slum areas.
4. Bolivia and Southern Peru are covered by a large highland plateau known as the
__________________.
5. According to the Flooded Forest video the rainforest is disappearing at a rate of about ______
football fields per _________________.
6. In South America, the family is more likely to consist of a ____________ household-----father,
mother, and dependent children-----rather than an extended family.
7. A country that has no land bordering a sea or an ocean, such as Bolivia and Paraguay would be
called _____________________.
Name the capitals-also be able to identify: Lake Titicaca, Strait of Magellan, The Amazon River, The
Andes Mountains, The Brazilian Highlands, and The Galapagos Islands
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________________________, Brazil
________________________, Chile
________________________, Paraguay
________________________, Uruguay
________________________, Ecuador
________________________, Argentina
________________________, Colombia
________________________, Peru
________________________, Suriname
________________________, Venezuela
________________________, Guyana
Answer the following questions
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What is the longest river in South America? ____________________
What is the largest mountain range in South America? _______________________
What is the tallest mountain in South America? ____________________________
What is the largest lake in South America? _______________________________
What is the name of the islands off the Western Coast of Ecuador? ___________________
_________________
24. What is the name of the islands found off the Southeastern Coast of Argentina?
________________ ___________________
25. What is the body of water that separates Tierra del Fuego from the rest of South America?
_______________________
26. What is the name of the southernmost tip of South America? _______________________
27. Which South American country was settled by the Portuguese? ________________________
28. Which country was once the home of the Incan Empire? ___________________________
29. What is the major religion of Brazil? ___________________ ______________________
30. What is it about La Paz that makes it different from any other capital in the world?
____________________
31. Where is the source of the Amazon? ______________________
32. Who were the first people in the world to grow potatoes? ____________________________
33. In Brazil, there is a large _______________________________ that inhibits travel to the interior
of the country from the coastal cities.
34. Colombia is the world’s leading producer of ________________________.
35. The _______________________ once had a huge empire which covered most of Western South
America.
36. Brazil has one of the world’s ___________________________ growing economies.
37. The celebration of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro happens just before the Catholic ritual know as
________________.
38. According to the Flooded Forest, approximately _______________ species of birds live in the
Amazon Rain Forest.
39. Many of the Caboclos (river people) fish for the _________________, which is the largest fresh
water fish in the world.
40. The Caboclos farm manioc which can be made into _________________ which can later be
exported to the United States.
41. What is the name of the desert located in South America and is known as one of the driest
places in the world? _________________ __________________
** How to remember the South American countries in order of location on a map:
Vince
Got
Sugar
From
Brad
Unfortunately
Angela
Chose
Peanut
Butter
Prior to
Eating
Cheetos
Venezuela
Guyana
Suriname
French Guiana
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia