🖨️ South America geography worksheet (printable, with answers)
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Which of these animals is the heaviest?
- A. Brown-throated three-toed sloth
- B. American flamingo
- C. Toco toucan
Which of these is the furthest south?
- A. Christ the Redeemer
- B. Valparaíso Hills & Funiculars
- C. Maracanã Stadium
Which of these is the oldest?
- A. La Moneda Palace
- B. Machu Picchu
- C. Casa Rosada
Which of these animals eats only plants?
- A. Jaguar
- B. Capybara
- C. Giant anteater
Which of these covers the largest area?
- A. Perito Moreno Glacier
- B. Lençóis Maranhenses
- C. Salar de Uyuni
Which of these countries has the most people?
- A. Venezuela
- B. Colombia
- C. Peru
Which of these is the furthest north?
- A. Obelisco de Buenos Aires
- B. Teatro Colón
- C. Iguazu Falls
Which of these animals is endangered?
- A. Amazon river dolphin (boto)
- B. Cougar
- C. Nine-banded armadillo
Which of these was completed most recently?
- A. Las Lajas Sanctuary
- B. Itaipu Dam
- C. Museum of Tomorrow
Which of these buildings has the most floors?
- A. Altino Arantes Building (Farol Santander)
- B. Edifício Copan
- C. Gran Torre Costanera
Which of these is the oldest?
- A. Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz
- B. National Congress of Brazil
- C. Cathedral of Brasília
Which of these is the furthest south?
- A. Sugarloaf Mountain
- B. Galápagos Islands
- C. Sacsayhuamán
Amazon Rainforest: which country is it in?
- A. Uruguay
- B. Argentina
- C. Brazil
Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?
- A. Scarlet macaw
- B. Caleuche
- C. Alpaca
Which of these animals is native to Antarctica?
- A. Andean condor
- B. Gentoo penguin
- C. Brown pelican
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Answer key — South America
- A. Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Brown-throated three-toed sloth (4.3 kg) · American flamingo (2.5 kg) · Toco toucan (540 g))
It climbs down from its tree only about once a week to go to the toilet. - B. Valparaíso Hills & Funiculars (Christ the Redeemer (23°S) · Valparaíso Hills & Funiculars (33°S) · Maracanã Stadium (22.9°S))
Its oldest funicular, Ascensor Concepción, began running in 1883. - B. Machu Picchu (La Moneda Palace (1784–1805) · Machu Picchu (c. 1450) · Casa Rosada (1898))
Explorer Hiram Bingham made it famous around the world in 1911. - B. Capybara
It can stay underwater for up to about five minutes to hide from predators. - C. Salar de Uyuni (Perito Moreno Glacier (250 km²) · Lençóis Maranhenses (1,550 km²) · Salar de Uyuni (10,600 km²))
It is so flat that it is used to calibrate satellite altimeters. - B. Colombia (Venezuela (28.4 million) · Colombia (52.9 million) · Peru (34.2 million))
- C. Iguazu Falls (Obelisco de Buenos Aires (34.6°S) · Teatro Colón (34.6°S) · Iguazu Falls (25.7°S))
It is made up of about 275 separate cascades. - A. Amazon river dolphin (boto)
It swims through flooded rainforest in the rainy season, and males often turn pinker with age. - C. Museum of Tomorrow (Las Lajas Sanctuary (1949) · Itaipu Dam (1984) · Museum of Tomorrow (2015))
Its roof fins move to follow the Sun and power its solar panels. - C. Gran Torre Costanera (Altino Arantes Building (Farol Santander) (35) · Edifício Copan (38) · Gran Torre Costanera (62))
It is the tallest building in South America. - A. Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz (Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz (1743–1772) · National Congress of Brazil (1958–1960) · Cathedral of Brasília (1958–1970))
- A. Sugarloaf Mountain (Sugarloaf Mountain (22.9°S) · Galápagos Islands (0.7°S) · Sacsayhuamán (13.5°S))
Its cable car opened in 1912, one of the first in the world. - C. Brazil
It covers more than 5 million km² across nine countries and territories. - B. Caleuche
In Chiloé legend the ghost ship Caleuche lures sailors with music and can disguise itself as a floating log or a rock. - B. Gentoo penguin
The gentoo is the fastest-swimming bird, reaching about 36 km/h underwater.