South America Geography

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    Which one of the following is a landlocked South American Country?

    • Uruguay
    • Angola
    • Bolivia
    • Ecuador
    • Columbia
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  • 2. 

    Rio Negro in South America, is a tributary of what river?

    • Rio Orinoco

    • Amazon

    • Rio Sao Fancisco

    • Rio Beni

    • Mississippi

    Correct Answer
    A. Amazon
    Explanation
    Rio Negro is the largest tributary of the Amazon river, and one of the largest in the world.

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  • 3. 

    Lake Maracaibo is an oil rich lake in what South American country?

    • Venezuela

    • Bolivia

    • French Guiana

    • Suriname

    • Paraguay

    Correct Answer
    A. Venezuela
    Explanation
    Lake Maracaibo and it's oil made Venezuela one of the richest countries in South America.

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  • 4. 

    Asuncion, a South American capitol, is on the banks if what river?

    • Amazon

    • Rio Paraguai

    • Rio Xingu

    • Rio Negro

    • Rio Madeira

    Correct Answer
    A. Rio Paraguai
    Explanation
    Asuncion is the capitol of Paraguay and it's on the Paraguai River.

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  • 5. 

    Which of these cities is in the Andes Mountains?

    • Iquitos

    • Bogota

    • Trinidad

    • Rio de Janeiro

    • Campo Grande

    Correct Answer
    A. Bogota
    Explanation
    Bogota is in the Northern Columbian Andes. It is also the capitol of Columbia.

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  • 6. 

    Lake Titicaca is on the border of Peru and what other South American country?

    • Ecuador

    • Columbia

    • Uruguay

    • Bolivia

    • Chile

    Correct Answer
    A. Bolivia
    Explanation
    Lake Titicaca is a large lake on the border with Peru and Bolivia.

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  • 7. 

    The Peninsula Valdes is in what South American country?

    • Venezuela

    • Brazil

    • Guyana

    • Ecuador

    • Argentina

    Correct Answer
    A. Argentina
    Explanation
    Peninsula Valdes is a large peninsula in Argentina.

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  • 8. 

    The tropic of Capricorn does not lie on what South American country?

    • Paraguay

    • Chile

    • Argentina

    • Brazil

    • Bolivia

    Correct Answer
    A. Bolivia
    Explanation
    The tropic of Capricorn lies on all of these countries except Bolivia.

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  • 9. 

    Isla de Malpelo belongs to what South American country?

    • Columbia

    • Peru

    • Chile

    • Brazil

    • Argentina

    Correct Answer
    A. Columbia
    Explanation
    Isla de Malpelo is an island off the Paacific coast of Columbia.

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  • 10. 

    Boa Vista is a city in the Guiana Highlands, is in what South American country?

    • Venezuela

    • Guyana

    • Suriname

    • French Guiana

    • Brazil

    Correct Answer
    A. Brazil
    Explanation
    Boa Vista is a city in northern Brazil on the Guiana Highlands.

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