1.

Name the following:

a. Volcano that erupts frequently and throws out lava, gases, ashes and rocks
b. A mountain that is formed when horizontal compression forces the sediments deposited
in water bodies into arches and then uplifts it.
c. Evergreen forests of the Amazon Basin
d. The European explorer who discovered South America
e. One of the most productive agricultural regions in South America
f. Another name of the Andes mountains of South America
g. Number of independent countries in South America
h. World’s highest active volcano
i. The largest lake in South America
j. The three river basins of Central Lowlands
k. The highest peak of South America
l. An intermontane plateau
m. The world’s highest waterfall
n. The world’s longest coastal plain
o. The capital of the Falklands islands
p. The capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
q. We form the Eastern Highlands
r. I am one of the driest deserts in the world
s. We form the Pacific Ring of Fire

2. Fill in
a. South America is the world’s __________ largest continent.
b. South America is more than ________ times the size of ___________
c. South America is joined to North America by the
___________________________________________
d. _______________________, ________________________________,
____________________________ and
_____________________________________________ are together known as Latin America
e. Latin America is called so because it was colonized by the _____________________- and
the ____________________ who speak _____________________ and
__________________ languages that are still common in this region.
f. South America is ______________ in shape.
g. South America is ____________ in the north and tapers to the _____________forming a
____________________
h. ___________________________ is the southernmost point of South America
i. South America lies in the ___________________ Hemisphere
j. The major part of the continent lies _____________ of the Equator.
k. South America is stretched as far as the _________________________________ in the
south
l. South America extends from ___________ latitude to __________ latitude and
______________ longitude to ________________ longitude
m. The continent is enclosed by ___________________________ in the west, the
____________________________ in the east and the ____________________________ in
the north.
n. Much of South America falls between the _______________ and the
_____________________________________
o. The Tropic of Capricorn passes just __________ of ________________________________
p. The Equator passes through the continent near the mouth of
_________________________
q. The ______________ Civilisation ruled the Andes region from _____________ to
________________________
r. The incas had no ______________ ____________________
s. The incas used ______________ to record _________________
t. Quipu was a system of ____________ ____________
u. The incas had built their cities with ____________, unmatched ______________
v. The ___________ ruled South America before the arrival of the _________________
w. Christopher Columbus reached South America in ___________________
x. _________________________________ discovered Brazil in ________________. He was
a _______________ explorer.
y. The Portuguese colonized ____________ and settled in __________________
z. South America was exploited by the ______________ for their own ______________
i. ___________________ and _________________________ were the leaders of the
rebellion against the Spanish and Portuguese rulers. In the early ________ century, the
_______________, except ______________________ became _____________________
under their leadership.
ii. Today South America has _______ independent countries and ______________________
which is a ___________ _______________
iii. __________________________ and __________________________are under the
control of Britain.
iv. South America has a variety of _____________ ______________
v. It has _____________________________, _____________________________________,
_________________________________ and _____________________________________
vi. South America can be divided into _____ physical divisions -
___________________________________,
__________________________________________________________,
_______________________________________,
_____________________________________________________, and
__________________________________
vii. The _____________________________ are the longest mountain ________ in the world
and a ________ ___________ mountain range like the ____________________
viii. The Andes mountains run parallel to the ________________________ in the
________________ region of __________________. They are often called the
___________________________________
ix. The Andes is not a _______________ _________________ _________________. It
consists of many ___________________________ and __________________________
x. Mt Aconcagua (_____________) is South America’s __________________________, the
highest mountain in ________________ and also the ___________ most prominent
mountain in the ___________
xi. The _______________ plateaus are plateaus surrounded by __________ mountains
xii. Lake Titicaca is the world’s ___________ ________________ lake.
xiii. Mt Cotopaxi is located in ______________
xiv. There are many high ________ that rise over ________________________ and are
called the __________________________________
xv. Mt Chimborazo and Mt Cotopaxi are part of the
____________________________________
xvi. A chain of _______________________ mountains borders the __________ Ocean.
xvii. The Central Lowlands are ________ stretches of __________. They form about
______________ of the continent.
xviii. The Central Plains lie between the ______________________________ and the
______________________________
xix. The Central Lowlands consists of _________ river basins - _____________,
________________- and ______________
xx. The Orinoco River Basin is located in the _______.
xxi. The tropical grasslands called _______________________ are located in the Orinoco
River Basin that runs between ______________ and _________________
xxii. The Llanos lie between the _______________________________ and the
__________________________
xxiii. The Amazon River Basin is drained by the River ___________and its _______________
xxiv. River Amazon is the world’s ________ and the _________ ___________ river after
___________
xxv. The Amazon River Basin is covered with dense _________ forests called ____________.
It contains ___________ trees.
xxvi. _________________________ River Basin is located in the ____________. It is a
_____________ river basin. It is drained by __________ main rivers - _________________,
________________ and _____________. This important waterway connects the ______ to
the _______________ of the ___________________.
xxvii. The north of the La Plata River Basin is the region called _______________
xxviii. _____________ ( ____________) is a rocky highland and is known for its
______________ _________________. It is at the ___________- __________ of
_________________
xxix. ________________________ ( an _______________ ) is separated by the Strait of
Magellan. It is found at the ________________ tip of _________________________
xxx. _______________ and ______________, officially known as the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago is an _____________ ___________. It is in the ____________ ____________ of
_________________________. It is famous for its ___________________.
____________________________ is its capital
xxxi. There are some ____________ off the ___________ of South America like the
________________ ________________ that lie at the ______________- in the
___________________ _________________
xxxii. The Falklands Islands are an ___________________ consisting of
____________________________- and ________________________________ under
______________ ________________ __________________
xxxiii. The Falklands Islands are off the ______________ coast in the ___________
_________________ _______________. The capital of the island is ________________ in
________________________
xxxiv. The Western Coastal Strip is a ____________ ______________. It is sandwiched
between the ______________________________ on the __________ and the
____________________________ on the _______________.
xxxv. The Western Coastal Strip has great variations in __________. It is ___________ in the
_____________ part.
xxxvi. The Atacama Desert is one of the __________ deserts in the _______. It is a
_______________ in South America covering a ___________________ strip of land on the
___________________________, ____________ of the ____________________________
xxxvii. The Western Coastal Strip is fringed by a chain of __________ in the _____________.
Frequent _______________ are caused by the ____________ activities in the nearby
_____________
xxxviii. Many valuable __________ are found in the Western Coastal Strip. _________ life is
scarce.
xxxix. The Eastern Highlands are __________ and _____________ than the
_____________________________________. These are composed of _______-, _________
__________________ rocks.
xxxx. The Eastern Highlands are divided into ______ areas – the
___________________________________________ and the
____________________________________________
xxxxi. The Angel Falls is the world’s __________ ____________. It is ________________
high. It was named after ______________________________, an ____________________
______________________
xxxxii. __________________________________, east of the Andes is a _________ region. It
gets very ________ ______________. This ______________________ region of the
_________________ ranges is a ____________ ____________ and it gently _____________
towards the ____________________________
xxxxiii. The Guiana Highlands lie to the __________ of the _____________ ______________
xxxxiv. Except ____________________, most of the rivers that originate from the Brazilian
Highlands flow __________ and join the ____________ ____________
xxxxv. The Nagel Falls is formed by a _______________ of the ________________ river that
flows from the __________- of the ____________ ________________ in the
_________________ _________________
xxxxvi. The _______________________________ are higher than the Guiana Highlands
xxxxvii. __________________ _________________ is located further southwards of La Plata
River Basin
xxxxviii. South of Gran Chaco is the ______________. It is one of the most
__________________ _______________________ regions in South America which includes
parts of _________________, most of _________________ and ________________ most
_________________.
Xxxxix. The Brazilian Highlands lie to the ___________ of the ____________________
____________________
xxxxx. other active volcanoes of the Andean Cordilleras are
_______________________________________ and
_______________________________________________
xxxxxi. Most of the rivers of the Eastern Highlands emerge from the
___________________________________________ except
___________________________
3. Write the capitals of :
a. Venezuela
b. Argentina
c. Chile
d. Peru
e. Uruguay
f. Ecuador
g. Colombia
h. Paraguay
i. Guyana
j. Suriname
k. Brazil
l. Bolivia