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South America - True or False?
Can you tell if these facts about South America are true or false?
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Last updated: May 14, 2022
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1. Buenos Aires is the most populated city in South America
São Paulo is the most populated city, with 22 million people. Buenos Aires comes in second place
True
False
2. Brazilian Northeast was once invaded by the Netherlands
True
False
3. Quechua is an indigenous language and also official in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru
True
False
4. Before its independence, Paraguay was once part of the Brazilian Empire as province called Cisplatina
It was not Paraguay, it was Uruguay
True
False
5. Argentina is the second most populated country in the continent, just after Brazil
Argentina is the 3rd most populated. Colombia is the 2nd one
True
False
6. The Iguazu Falls is located at the border between Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Uruguay does not share a border through the Iguazu Falls, in fact, it is Paraguay
True
False
7. Chile is the richest and most developed country on the continent
Chile the highest GDP per capita and the highest HDI of all South American countries
True
False
8. The Atacama Desert, located in Chile is the driest nonpolar desert in the world and also has the highest elevation
True
False
9. Bolivia has the highest point on land on the continent
The highest point in South America is Aconcagua, located in Argentina with 6.9 kilometers
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False
10. The Angel Falls, located in Venezuela is the longest waterfall in the world
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False
11. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Southern Brazil are part of a region called "Southern Cone"
True
False
12. Machu Picchu was once an Incan city located in modern Bolivia
Machu Picchu is located in Peru
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False
13. France's longest international border is with Brazil, through French Guiana
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False
14. Brasilia, the Brazilian capital city has the shape of a plane, and did not exist until 1960
True
False
15. Portuguese is the most spoken language in South America
Portuguese was once the most spoken language on the continent. It got beaten by Spanish by a difference of only 3 million people
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False
16. Colombia has more native Spanish speakers than Spain
True
False
17. Manaus is a major Brazilian city located in the Amazon forest
True
False
18. Quito is the capital and largest city in Ecuador
Quito is the capital, but not the largest city, in fact, it is Guayaquil
True
False
19. Barranquilla is the second-largest city in Colombia
It is Medellín
True
False
20. Nearly 90% of the Uruguayan population are European descendants
True
False
21. Argentina successfully invaded the Falkland Islands, annexing the territory that was once part of the United Kingdom
Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, but not successfully and it didn't get annexed
True
False
22. Bolivia once had a coast in the Pacific Ocean, but lost it in a war against Chile
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False
23. Nearly 65% of the Argentinian population has German ancestry
Actually, nearly 65% of Argentina's population has Italian ancestry, not German
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False
24. Between 1864 and 1870, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay fought against Paraguay in a war that killed two-thirds of its total population, including 90% of Paraguayan men
True
False
25. The Southern Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul) is a trade bloc nowadays formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, in which they suspended Venezuela from the bloc in 2016
True
False
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