Grade 5History & geographyquiz16 questions

North and South America

Grade 5: countries of North and South America, the Amazon rainforest, the Andes and the Rockies, major cities, the Panama Canal.

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Questions

  1. Which country is the largest in South America?

    • Brazil
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Peru
    Show answerBrazil

  2. Which three large countries make up most of North America?

    • Canada, Brazil and Mexico
    • Canada, the USA and Chile
    • Canada, the USA and Mexico
    • Peru, the USA and Mexico
    Show answerCanada, the USA and Mexico

  3. Argentina is a country in North America. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  4. Which country in South America is long and thin and lies along the Pacific coast?

    • Bolivia
    • Chile
    • Paraguay
    • Venezuela
    Show answerChile

  5. Which river flows through the Amazon rainforest?

    • The Amazon River
    • The Mississippi
    • The Nile
    • The Thames
    Show answerThe Amazon River

  6. The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Brazil. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  7. Which layer of the rainforest has the tallest trees poking above the rest?

    • Emergent layer
    • Forest floor
    • Shrub layer
    • Understory
    Show answerEmergent layer

  8. Which mountain range runs along the whole west side of South America?

    • The Alps
    • The Andes
    • The Himalayas
    • The Rockies
    Show answerThe Andes

  9. On which continent are the Rocky Mountains?

    • Africa
    • Europe
    • North America
    • South America
    Show answerNorth America

  10. What is the capital city of Canada? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerOttawa

  11. What is the capital city of Brazil? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerBrasília

  12. Which city is the capital of the USA?

    • Chicago
    • Los Angeles
    • New York City
    • Washington, D.C.
    Show answerWashington, D.C.

  13. Which city is the capital of Peru?

    • Bogotá
    • Lima
    • Quito
    • Santiago
    Show answerLima

  14. What does the Panama Canal connect?

    • Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
    • Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
    • Indian and Pacific Oceans
    • Pacific and Southern Oceans
    Show answerAtlantic and Pacific Oceans

  15. The Panama Canal lets ships avoid sailing all the way around South America. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  16. The Panama Canal cuts through a narrow strip of land joining which two continents? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerNorth America and South America

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