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Question 1The largest country of South America
Question 2An archipelago at the eastern tip
Question 3The intermontane plateau in the Andes
Question 4A majestic volcano
Question 5The largest lake
Question 1Describe the location of South America.
Question 2Name the major physical divisions of South America.
Question 3Name the three rivers that make up the Paraguay basin.
Question 4Write a short note on Amazon basin, Gran Chaco and Pampas.
Question 5Name the three river basins found in central lowlands. What is meant by Llanos?
Question 6State the characteristic features of Andes mountain range.
Question 7Name the two deserts of South America. Give a reason for the scanty rainfall in the deserts
Question 8What is meant by rain shadow area? Give one example of such an area in South America.
Question 9Name the highest peak in Andes.
Question 1............... discovered South America in ............... .
Question 2............... and ............... pass through South America.
Question 3The latitudinal extent of South America is from ............... N to ............... S.
Question 4The Andes form an unbroken stretch of ............... mountains.
Question 5............... marks the southernmost tip of South America.
Question 1The largest river
Question 2An archipelago
Question 3An active volcano
Question 4A highland in the north
Question 5A coastal desert
Question 1The Andes run from north to south along the eastern coast.
Question 2Mt. Chimborazo is one of the highest volcanoes.
Question 3La Plata is made up of two rivers.
Question 4The Gran Chaco is a grassland.
Question 5Pampas lies to the north of South America.
Question 1Andes areBlock mountainsFold mountainsVolcanic mountainsResidual mountains
Question 2Lake Titicaca is situated inGuiana highlandBrazilian highlandBolivia plateauPatagonia plateau
Question 3The tropical rainforests are calledPampasLlanosSelvasGran Chaco
Question 4The Amazon river rises from theBrazilian highlandGuiana highlandAndes cordilleraPatagonia plateau
Question 5The La Plata river basin is also known asOrinocoAmazonParaguayParana
Question 6Which is the highest peak in Andes range?Mt. CotopaxiMt. ChimborazoMt. AconcaguaMt. Ojos del Salado
Question 7The western coastal strip is surrounded by ............... on the east.Pacific OceanAtlantic OceanAndesAmazon basin
Question 8The driest desert, where there has been no rainfall.Patagonia desertAtacama desertSechura desertMonte desert
Question 9Orinoco, Amazon and La Plata drain into which ocean?PacificIndianAtlanticArctic
Question 10The largest river system of the world is .............AmazonOrinocoParaguayParana
Question 11Brazilian highland is the source of which river basinParaguayAmazonOrinocoAraguaia
Question 12Rio de la Plata is an example ofgulfbayestuaryport
Question 13Which desert lies to the south of Pampas?La TatacoaPatagoniaAtacamaLa Guajira
Question 14The ............... highland is the home for the world's highest waterfall.GuianaBrazilianPatagonianAndes
Question 15An island country in the northern edge of South AmericaTrinidad and TobagoFalklandJuan FernandezWellington