1. South American Countries Review

2. Question 1
_________________is the second largest country in South America.
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Chile

3. Question 2 What country did Venezuela free itself from in 1821? Brazil
France
Spain
Portugal

4. Question 3
In what year did Argentina establish a democratic government?
1975
1980
1987
1983

5. Question 4 Guyana was originally colonized by who? The Spanish
The French
The Dutch
The English

6. Question 5 ______________is the largest country in South America.
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Chile

7. Question 6
______________is a landlocked country in central South America.
Chile
Paraguay
Brazil
Bolivia

8. Question 7 All of the following countries border Paraguay except.
Ecuador
Bolivia
Argentina
Brazil

9. Question 8
________________is a long narrow country that lies along the western border of South America.
Guyana
Suriname
Peru
Chile

10. Question 9 Most of the people in Colombia live in the _____________.
Northern region
Southern region
Central Valley, or western region
The inland region

11. Question 10
All of the following are land regions located in Ecuador except which of the following?
The low land coastal
The piedmont region
The highlands
The inland region

12. Question 11
In the countryside of Paraguay most people speak what language?
Spanish
Portuguese
Guarani
French

13. Question 12 What 2 large countries border Uruguay? Brazil, Argentina
Brazil, Chile
Chile, Argentina
Brazil, Colombia

14. Question 13
In Venezuela the government has encouraged both _____________and ____________in order to try and diversify the economy.
Agriculture, industry
Agriculture, farming
Mining, industry
Agriculture, mining

15. Question 14 When was democratic rule established in Suriname? 1950
2000
1987
1990

16. Question 15
Peru is south of ______________and ______________of the _____________
Guyana, Ecuador, Colombia
Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay
Brazil, Colombia, Chile
Colombia, Ecuador, Chile