North and South America

Worksheet: North and South America

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Answer the questions.

1. Which country is the largest in South America?
   a) Brazilb) Chilec) Colombiad) Peru
2. Which three large countries make up most of North America?
   a) Canada, Brazil and Mexicob) Canada, the USA and Chilec) Canada, the USA and Mexicod) Peru, the USA and Mexico
3. Argentina is a country in North America.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Which country in South America is long and thin and lies along the Pacific coast?
   a) Boliviab) Chilec) Paraguayd) Venezuela
5. Which river flows through the Amazon rainforest?
   a) The Amazon Riverb) The Mississippic) The Niled) The Thames
6. The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Brazil.
   a) Trueb) False
7. Which layer of the rainforest has the tallest trees poking above the rest?
   a) Emergent layerb) Forest floorc) Shrub layerd) Understory
8. Which mountain range runs along the whole west side of South America?
   a) The Alpsb) The Andesc) The Himalayasd) The Rockies
9. On which continent are the Rocky Mountains?
   a) Africab) Europec) North Americad) South America
10. What is the capital city of Canada?
11. What is the capital city of Brazil?
12. Which city is the capital of the USA?
    a) Chicagob) Los Angelesc) New York Cityd) Washington, D.C.
13. Which city is the capital of Peru?
    a) Bogotáb) Limac) Quitod) Santiago
14. What does the Panama Canal connect?
    a) Atlantic and Arctic Oceansb) Atlantic and Pacific Oceansc) Indian and Pacific Oceansd) Pacific and Southern Oceans
15. The Panama Canal lets ships avoid sailing all the way around South America.
    a) Trueb) False
16. The Panama Canal cuts through a narrow strip of land joining which two continents?