South America - Sights and Scenes Quiz

Answer: Argentina

Argentina and Brazil are the two countries that share Iguazu Falls, although Argentina has the lion's share of the falls with about 80%. The water from the Iguazu River creates about 275 individual falls over a distance of 2.7 kilometers. At their highest, the falls are 82 meters tall. Argentina's flag has three stripes of blue, white and blue, with the sun in the middle of the white stripe. Uruguay's flag is also blue and white with a sun in the upper left corner.

Answer: Canaima National Park

Canaima National Park is since 1994 a UNESCO World Heritage site. The park covers an area of thirty thousand square kilometres. To put it in context the park is bigger than Belgium. Mochima is also in Venezuela and it's famed for beaches and lighthouses, whereas Amazonas and Brasilia National Parks are in Brazil.

Answer: Joyful Port

The first Europeans to arrive in Porto Alegre were Portuguese from the Azores. Porto Alegre is the largest southerly city in Brazil. It is the capital of the state Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the shores of lake Guaiba. Due to this the climate is very humid and average temperatures in summer are between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius.

Answer: Western

Peru owns 60% of the lake and Bolivia the other 40%. The surface area is over 8300 square kilometers and the highest elevation is 3872 meters.

Answer: Terracing

The Incas built terraces using polished stones to create successive steps. Starting at the bottom of the ridge, they created walls using the stones and filled the space between each wall and the mountain side with earth. This made the terracing very stable because the terracing minimised ground erosion. The buildings were thus built on very solid ground.

Answer: Casa Rosada

La Casa Rosada (The Pink House) is also called Casa de Gobierno (Government House). The mansion is built on four floors and at various times it served as a fort, post office, customs house and palace. Apart from being the office of the president, it houses other government offices as well. As for the other colour options blanca is white, rojo is red and dorado is gold.

Answer: Roraima

Roraima is a huge tableland that is surrounded by sheer cliffs that rise to a height of 700 meters. Roraima is the home to unique species of plants and animals. Roraima is on the border of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Rosario is a city in Argentina, Fitz Roy is a mountain in Patagonia and Cotopaxi a mountain in Ecuador.

Answer: Manaus

Manaus is built in the middle of the jungle and it is 1500 kilometers from the sea. Despite this, Manaus is a port that serves the area. Manaus was one of the venues for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The city is accessible only by boat or plane. The city started as a fort in 1669 that was built by Portuguese settlers to guard against attacks by the Spanish.

Answer: Chile

Valparaiso can be found in the central coast of Chile. The city was the first port that served the commercial seaways that linked the Atlantic with the Pacific. The city is surrounded by steep hills and the main mode of transport is by cable car. Valparaiso is, since 1990, the home of the National Congress. Colombia and Paraguay are both land-locked. Georgetown is the main port, as well as the capital, of Guyana.

Answer: Colombia

Colombia has land borders with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. The largest city and capital of Colombia is Bogota (or to be exact Santafé de Bogotá) which stands at an altitude of 2640 meters. The country was named after the explorer Christopher Columbus. The picture shows the flag of Colombia.