Which Country in the Americas? Quiz

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1. This is the largest Portuguese speaking nation in the world in term of size and population. The people in this country love soccer and samba. In what country can you find the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer?

Answer: Brazil

Brazil is by far the largest country in South America, with a land size of 8,514,877 sq km, making it the fifth largest country in the world.

Brazil is bordered by ten countries (the most in South America): French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Venezuela in the north, by Colombia in the north-west, by Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay to the west, by Argentina in the south-west, and by Uruguay in south.

The national capital is Brasilia. Sao Paulo is the largest city and economic centre. Rio de Janeiro is the most well-known city where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is located.

2. This Spanish speaking country fought a war with Great Britain in 1982. Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are the two biggest soccer stars. In what country can you find the Pampas and the tallest mountain in South America?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina is the second largest South American country after Brazil with an area 2,780,400 sq km, the eighth largest country in the world.

It is bordered by five countries: Chile in the west, by Bolivia and Paraguay in the north and by Brazil and Uruguay in the north east.

Pampas is a vast fertile alluvial plain of over 1,200,000 sq km. Mount Aconcagua stands at 6,960 m (22,837 ft), located in Mendoza Province.

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city in Argentina.

3. This country was the home to several ancient cultures. The Inca Empire was the largest in pre-Columbian America in the 15th and 16th century until it was conquered by the Spanish. In what country can you find the famous Machu Picchu?

Answer: Peru

Peru is the third-largest country in South America with an area of 1,285,216 sq km. It is bordered by five countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru.

Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel founded in 1450 and abandoned in 1572 after conquest by the Spanish. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, located at Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a 2,430 m (7,970 ft) mountain ridge.

4. This is the only South American country colonized by the Dutch with its capital at Paramaribo. What country located in north-east coast of South America is bordered by three nations?

Answer: Suriname

Suriname is one of the smallest South American countries, with a land size of 163,820 sq km. It is bordered by French Guiana in the east, Guyana in the west and Brazil in the south.

It was colonized by the Dutch and the English from the 17th century, and was known as Dutch Guiana till 1954. It achieved independence in 1975.

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city. Dutch and English are widely spoken in this country.

5. This is the largest Central American country by size. What country has its largest lake named after the country, and its second largest lake named after its capital?

Answer: Nicaragua

Nicaragua is bordered by the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and by two countries: Costa Rica and Honduras.

It is the largest Central American country with an area of 130, 370 sq km.

Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in the country and Lake Managua named after its capital is the second largest. Managua is the largest city in the country.

6. This is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world, with highly developed cultures of Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs and Aztecs before the Spanish conquest. What country lies directly south of the United States?

Answer: Mexico

Mexico is the third largest country by size in Latin America after Brazil and Argentina, with a land area of nearly 2 million sq km.

It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Three countries border Mexico: United States in the north, and Belize and Guatemala in the south east.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city, and was the host city of the 1968 Olympic Games.

7. This landlocked country is located in west central South America. In what country can you find La Paz, the highest capital city in the world?

Answer: Bolivia

Bolivia lost its access to the Pacific Ocean after the War of the Pacific (1879-84), a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance.

It occupies an area of 1,098,581 sq km, and is bordered by five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru.

La Paz is located at a height of 3,640 m (11,942 ft). Sucre is the constitutional capital.

8. This is the most elongated country in the world with a long coastal region between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. In which country does the Atacama Desert occupy a third of the northern region?

Answer: Chile

From north to south, the length of the country of Chile is 4,300 km (2,670 mi), the widest from east to west is 350 km (217 mi).

It is bordered by three countries: Argentina and Bolivia in the east, and a short border with Peru in the north.

The country has an area of 756,102 sq km, and is the 37th largest country in the world by area. The capital and largest city is Santiago (Santiago de Chile).

The Atacama Desert occupies a 1,600 km (960 mi) stretch of land in the northern part of the country.

9. This is the southernmost country in Central America. In what country, with a capital city of the same name, was a very important canal was opened in 1914?

Answer: Panama

Panama is situated on the Isthmus of Panama, bordered by Colombia in the south and Costa Rica in the north.

Panama Canal was opened in 1914, and is cut across the country to link the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It was under the control of the United States until 1999 when it was handed over to Panama.

Panama has a land area of 74,177 sq km. The landscape is mostly mountainous covered by rainforest and jungle. The biggest city is its capital, Panama City.

10. This is the second largest country in the world after Russia, bordered by only one country in the south. The country consists of ten provinces and three territories. What country has a maple leaf on its flag?

Answer: Canada

With an area of 9,984,670 sq km, Canada is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere. It is slightly larger than the USA, and about 18 times the size of France.

Canada is bordered by the US state of Alaska in the west and the rest of the USA in the south. The south-east region is bordered by the Great Lakes: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Ontario.

Ottawa is the capital city, located in Ontario. Toronto is the largest city, also located in Ontario. Other major cities are Montreal in Quebec and Vancouver in British Columbia.

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Which Country in the Americas? Quiz

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