Geography of South America - Statistics

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What is the highest mountain in the Americas? Aconcagua
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Which two countries are sharing Tierra del Fuego archipelago? Argentina and Chile
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What is the driest nonpolar desert in the world located in South America? Atacama
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What is the only South American country where Portuguese is the official language? Brazil
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is an island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and special territory of which country? Chile
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What is the former name of Suriname? Dutch Guiana
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Galapagos Islands are administratively a province of which country? Ecuador
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Quito is the capital of which country? Ecuador
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Which of the following territories is not an independent country? French Guiana
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Which South American capital has the highest elevation of all capitals in the world? La Paz
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With 76.3% percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia, what is the fourth largest river in the world by discharge volume of water? Orinoco
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What is the only country in the Americas where a majority of the population speaks one indigenous language: Guaraní? Paraguay
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With population over 12 million what is the largest city in South America? Sao Paulo
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What is the name of a navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south? Strait of Magellan
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The seat of government and executive capital of Bolivia is La Paz. What is country's constitutional capital? Sucre
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What is the name of the peak situated in Rio de Janeiro? Sugarloaf Mountain
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What is the largest lake in South America? Titicaca
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The isolated and sparsely-populated Falkland Islands are the overseas territory of which country? United Kingdom
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Angel Falls is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. Where is it located? Venezuela
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Iguazú Falls are waterfalls on the border of Argentina and what other country? Brazil
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What is the southernmost point of South America called? Cape Horn
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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo are stratovolcanoes located in which country? Ecuador
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What are pampas? Large treeless plains
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What is the name of tropical rain forest found in South America around the Amazon Basin? Selvas
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Which country's flag has the sun symbol in the upper left corner? Uruguay
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