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South of the Panama Canal

Let's take a trip South of the border and see what claims to fame South America boasts.

Quiz ID:	#2369
Fun:	(2.5)
Difficulty:	(1.41)
Category:	Geography > South America
Created By:	PineappleMama

#1 The world's highest waterfall is found in Venezuela. What is the name of these glorious cascades?

Angel Falls
Devil Falls
Heavenly Falls
Cascada de Muerta

#2 The world's largest river (by volume) covers many miles of South American soil. Name that river.

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#3 At 3,812 meters above sea level, Lake Titicaca is the highest lake in the world. There are forty-one natural islands in the lake. But, more notably there are about forty-three artificial ones. These man-made islands are called ___.

Gumas
Arroz
Pueblos
Uros

#4 The Atacama Desert is the driest in the world. It has a foot in two South American countries, Chile and ___.

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#5 The longest mountain range in the world stretches over seven thousand kilometers. Name those mountains.

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#6 The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. Sixty percent of the rainforest is within one South American country. Name that country.

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#7 The highest (elevation) city also happens to be the (administrative) capital of Bolivia. Name that capital.

Sucre
Lima
La Paz
Buenos Aires

#8 Not counting Antarctic research outposts, Puerto Toro is the southernmost community in the world. In what country is Puerto Toro?

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#9 What reptile inhabits only swamps and rivers in South America, and frightened Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 film of the same name?

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#10 Name the bean-like capital of Peru.

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South of the Panama Canal

#1 The world's highest waterfall is found in Venezuela. What is the name of these glorious cascades?

#2 The world's largest river (by volume) covers many miles of South American soil. Name that river.

#3 At 3,812 meters above sea level, Lake Titicaca is the highest lake in the world. There are forty-one natural islands in the lake. But, more notably there are about forty-three artificial ones. These man-made islands are called ___.

#4 The Atacama Desert is the driest in the world. It has a foot in two South American countries, Chile and ___.

#5 The longest mountain range in the world stretches over seven thousand kilometers. Name those mountains.

#6 The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. Sixty percent of the rainforest is within one South American country. Name that country.

#7 The highest (elevation) city also happens to be the (administrative) capital of Bolivia. Name that capital.

#8 Not counting Antarctic research outposts, Puerto Toro is the southernmost community in the world. In what country is Puerto Toro?

#9 What reptile inhabits only swamps and rivers in South America, and frightened Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 film of the same name?

#10 Name the bean-like capital of Peru.

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