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South American Geography Quiz #1

Can you guess these facts about the geography of South America?
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First submittedFebruary 13, 2016
Times taken32,885
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Longest river in South America
Amazon
Longest mountain range in South America
Andes
City whose harbor is guarded by Sugarloaf Mountain
Rio de Janeiro
Capital cities located on the Río de la Plata
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
World's tallest waterfall
Angel Falls
Driest non-polar desert on Earth
Atacama Desert
Largest lake in South America
Lake Titicaca
Fertilizer which was formerly mined from Peru's Chincha Islands
Guano
Region of fertile grasslands spanning parts of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil
Pampas
Country that the ABC islands are part of
Netherlands
Official language of Brazil
Portuguese
City in the Amazon rain forest which was once home to rubber barons
Manaus
"Islas Malvinas", according to Argentina
Falkland Islands
Island chain on the far south of the continent
Tierra del Fuego
Passage between the above and the mainland
Strait of Magellan
Known as "The Lost City of the Incas"
Machu Picchu
Second biggest city in Colombia
Medellin
De-facto capital city of Bolivia
La Paz
Official capital city of Bolivia
Sucre
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43 Comments
tolerated
+1
Level 84
Feb 14, 2016
A pleasant quiz but very easy, and the time is far too generous. Could you not knock off two minutes?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 14, 2016
Reduced from 5 minutes to 4.
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Feb 14, 2016
Interesting fact about Angel Falls. They were unknown outside of the local vicinity until 1933, when Jimmie Angel flew over them in a plane. The interior of South America is very remote!
MrPro
+3
Level 44
Mar 4, 2018
Oh wow that's a very cool fact Quizmaster! I never knew that! (just so you know, i'm not being sarcastic)
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 88
Feb 15, 2016
If Trinidad & Tobago is in North America, why are the ABC Islands in South America?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 16, 2016
Why not?
Jerry928
+9
Level 76
Feb 28, 2016
Maybe Trinidad and Tobago should be placed in South America? It's is tucked up very close to South America, and is closer to the SA mainland than the ABC islands. From Wikipedia: Trinidad and Tobago lies on the continental shelf of South America, and is thus geologically considered to lie entirely in South America.
chondrichthyess
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Level 60
Apr 20, 2017
Cyprus lies on the Anatolian plate and thus geologically would seem like it would be Asian. However it's a European country
CardinalSin
+2
Level 82
Oct 28, 2019
Jerry928, IMO, Trinidad is part of South America (it lies close and has similar fauna) whereas Tobago is not (it lies further away and its fauna resembles that of the rest of the Caribbean).
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 72
Nov 2, 2020
And yet jetpunk considers Trinidad and Tobago North American, and Cyprus Asian. I agree that it's inconsistent.
Antofagasta
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Level 70
Dec 23, 2016
I'm going to try and answer this. Trinidad and Tobago is usually placed in North America. Not in the same geographical way that Cyprus is really near to Asia. You could say culturally, but if you follow the island chain of the greater and lesser Antilles, it goes in a line, then a curve near St Kitts, into a line again and follow that, it seems as if Trinidad is part of the island chain, even though Trinidad is really near South America. But then again that could be complete rubbish.
divantilya
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Level 36
Mar 9, 2019
I concur that, along with the ABC islands, Trinidad is in South America as they are all on the South American geologic plate.
PjotrL
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Level 78
May 30, 2019
Seen many references as Tobago being North and Trinidad being South America. That would legitimate to group "all" island nations in the North. Even though it's just as easy to place T&T in South America.
AlexThirkell
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Level 74
Mar 11, 2021
It's pretty clear that both Trinidad and Tobago are continuations of the South American mainland, not the Antilles chain. Definitely should be considered S Am...
Carry
+2
Level 63
May 18, 2016
I tried Attacama, Ataccama and Attaccama. Then I thought I was wrong. Didn'´t know it was written the easiest way with one T and C.
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Sep 6, 2024
Spanish doesn't really do double letters lol
tubbyj
+1
Level 29
May 22, 2016
I thought the largest lake in South America was Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Lake Titicaca is second.
Gildarts
+3
Level 58
Jun 25, 2016
good for you
Antofagasta
+5
Level 70
Dec 23, 2016
Lake Maracaibo is not a lake. It more of a bay.
Findlay
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Level 80
Feb 29, 2020
I'd go with lagoon. But whatever.
vedm
+2
Level 44
Aug 17, 2016
Hey tubbyj,

If you look at a map "Lake" Maracaibo is actually not inland, it is a bay.

Antofagasta
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Level 70
Dec 23, 2016
I only just noticed that comment.
POOCH
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Level 71
Nov 8, 2018
Rio de la Plata looks like a bay or a gulf to me too. It's about 290 km long and 220 km wide at its mouth. The river parts are the Parana and Uruguay rivers.
YellowJacket
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Level 80
Mar 11, 2021
It is classified by various geographers as a river, an estuary, a gulf, or a marginal sea and if it is a river, it would be the widest river in the world.
BenSP
+1
Level 77
Jan 30, 2017
pantanal for pampas?
makouras
+1
Level 87
May 4, 2019
I wrote 'Mangellan' and it didn't get it right, ffs
rawe
+2
Level 70
Jul 5, 2019
Magallanes should be accepted for Magellan
Findlay
+3
Level 80
Feb 29, 2020
The general rule appears to be only spellings commonly used in English are accepted. So Zhongguo or Deutschland wouldn't be accepted for China and Germany respectively, despite those being the native names for those countries. Similarly, I haven't encountered the Magallanes spelling in English usage, only in Spanish.
JoanSR
+3
Level 74
Jul 26, 2019
"Pampa" should be accepted as "Pampas" is. (Although I see the point to call it/them as a global geographic area)
FadKrashmor
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Level 70
Apr 29, 2020
Extremely easy quiz, I am astonished at the low percentages (after nigh on 10000 entries). The rubber barons qu. was the only one that made me stop and think, then enter the only plausible answer. I am not going to rehash the discussion about the ABC islands but I do find it odd to say they (or any other place) are "owned" by a country. I guess you prefer the brevity.
Bdubz
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Level 41
Mar 13, 2021
Do you people ever stop and think that maybe this isn't such a breeze for everyone? I think you do and you're just bragging rudely
Fresco3
+1
Level 70
Sep 4, 2020
Got them all except Lake Titicaca and Guano! Nice quiz :)
Lorenadilernia
+1
Level 66
Oct 13, 2020
Agree with JoanSR, as in Spanish the area is known as La Pampa (singular, not plural)
Isabella84
+2
Level 19
Mar 11, 2021
I CAN FINALLY COMMENT!!!!!
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 74
Mar 14, 2021
Time to go forth and argue about Cyprus.
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 87
Mar 1, 2022
Cyprus is part of South America!!!
Bdubz
+1
Level 41
Mar 13, 2021
Titicaca
Ktock
+3
Level 48
Mar 13, 2021
Can you accept Pampa for Pampas?
MichaelPeblo
+1
Level 44
Mar 14, 2021
Bruh I thought it'd be Patagonia 🤦🏼‍♂️
emmaafinke
+1
Level 65
Nov 22, 2022
"La Pampa" and "Las Pampas" should be accepted.
rabble
+1
Level 68
May 21, 2023
Do guano mining and phosphate mining sometimes refer to the same thing?

I guess in Nauru, phosphate mining, is mining the rock that the island is made of? And on the Chincha islands of Peru, it looks like guano mining, is just hauling away a protruding mountain of guano.

uoiunion
+1
Level 66
Apr 13, 2024
I feel like Guano's answer should be compatible with phosphates.
deebte
+1
Level 64
Sep 24, 2023
why was i thinking macchu picchu was chichen itza i am so dumb
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