Physical Features of South America

Question 1

The world’s highest waterfall, located on the Orinoco River, is __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Angel Falls

Question 2

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA The __________ are labeled with the number 4 on the map above. The region labeled with the number 3 is __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains . . . Patagonia

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Atacama is false?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is located in northern Argentina.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the Atacama is false?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is located in northern Brazil.

Question 5

Which of the following island groups is claimed by the United Kingdom?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the Falkland Islands

Question 6

The Tierra del Fuego contains several __________, which are masses of rocks and sand that have been left by glaciers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

moraines

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the Amazon River is false?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Amazon River flows through Argentina and Chile.

Question 8

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA The islands located at number 1 on the map above are the __________ Islands, and the islands located at number 5 are the __________ Islands.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Galápagos . . . Falkland

Question 9

The Altiplano is a(n) __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

high plain in the Andes

Question 10

The flat plateau region in the Andes Mountains that is mostly populated by indigenous people from Peru and Bolivia is called the __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Altiplano

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