South America Physical Map Quiz

1. Starting at Colombia and moving east along the Caribbean coast, which country comes next before Guyana?

2. On a map, which landlocked country lies west of Paraguay, east of Chile, and north of Argentina?

3. Which country is crossed by the Equator and has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?

4. Which landlocked country lies northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil, and directly south of Bolivia?

5. Which country occupies much of South America’s eastern bulge and borders every mainland sovereign country on the continent except Chile and Ecuador?

6. You locate a Pacific-coast country between Colombia and Peru, with the Equator crossing its mainland. Which country is it?

7. Which country forms a long, narrow strip along the Pacific coast, west of Argentina and extending southward from Peru?

8. Which country is bordered by Venezuela to the west, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north?

9. Which broad lowland region drains toward the Atlantic and lies largely between the Guiana Highlands and Brazilian Highlands?

10. Which Pacific-coast country lies south of Ecuador, north of Chile, and west of both Brazil and Bolivia?

11. Which open grassland region is associated mainly with central-eastern Argentina and Uruguay?

12. Which Atlantic country lies east of Argentina, south of Brazil, and beside the Río de la Plata?

13. Which Atlantic-coast country is bordered by Guyana to the west, French Guiana to the east, and Brazil to the south?

14. Which country lies east of Chile, reaches the Atlantic Ocean, and has Bolivia and Paraguay along its northern borders?

15. A traveler follows the dry Pacific coast across northern Chile and into southern Peru. Which desert region are they crossing?

16. Which mountain system follows the western side of South America through countries such as Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina?