South America

What is the name of the mountain range that goes through most South American countries?

• The Rocky Mountains
• The Appalachian Mountains
• The Andes Mountains

The Andes form a ______________, a mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges.

• cordillera
• plateau
• archipelago

In the highland plateaus of South America, there are unusual flat-topped formations called ______________.

• cordillera
• llanos
• tepuis

In Caribbean South America between the highlands and the Andes there is a region of plains known as the __________________.

• cordillera
• Llanos
• tepius

In Caribbean South America, the __________________ River is the region's longest river .

• Amozon
• Mississippi
• Orinoco

In Caribbean South America the major crops are __________. Check all That apply.

• sugarcane
• coffee
• apples

The world’s largest river system, the _______________ River flows through Atlantic South America.

• Mississippi
• Amazon
• Orinoco

About _________ of the water that runs off Earth’s surface flows down the Amazon.

• 80%
• 20%
• 60%

The fresh water from the Amazon River lowers the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean for more than _______________ miles.

• 50
• 100
• 150

What is the name of the estuary in Atlantic South America? ________________________

• Rio de Janiairo
• Rio de la Plata
• Rio de la Grande