South American Geography Records Quiz With Answers: Test Your Knowledge

This South American geography records quiz covers the continent's largest country, longest river, highest peak, driest desert, tallest waterfall and highest navigable lake. Test your knowledge with 10 questions on its record holders.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Size
What is the largest country in South America?
Small
What is the smallest independent country in South America?
Rivers
Which is South America's longest river?
Peaks
What is South America's highest peak?
Desert
Which is the driest non-polar desert?
Waterfall
Which is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall?
Lakes
Which lake is often called the highest navigable lake?
Low
What is the lowest point in South America?
Population
What is South America's most populous country?
Salt
Which is the world's largest salt flat?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the largest country in South America?
Answer: Brazil
Brazil covers almost half of South America and is the fifth-largest country in the world.
Q2: What is the smallest independent country in South America?
Answer: Suriname
Suriname covers about 164,000 square kilometers and is mostly rainforest.
Q3: Which is South America's longest river?
Answer: Amazon
The Amazon is about 6,400 kilometers long and the largest river by volume.
Q4: What is South America's highest peak?
Answer: Aconcagua
Aconcagua is about 6,961 meters high.
Q5: Which is the driest non-polar desert?
Answer: Atacama
Some parts have never recorded significant rain.
Q6: Which is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall?
Answer: Angel Falls
Angel Falls drops about 979 meters in Venezuela.
Q7: Which lake is often called the highest navigable lake?
Answer: Lake Titicaca
Titicaca lies about 3,812 meters above sea level.
Q8: What is the lowest point in South America?
Answer: Laguna del Carbón
Laguna del Carbón in Argentina is about 105 meters below sea level.
Q9: What is South America's most populous country?
Answer: Brazil
Brazil has more than 200 million people.
Q10: Which is the world's largest salt flat?
Answer: Salar de Uyuni
Uyuni covers about 10,500 square kilometers.

South American Geography Records Quiz – South America by the Numbers

South America holds many geography records. It has the largest river by volume, the driest non-polar desert, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall, the longest mountain range and the world's largest salt flat.

Its countries vary greatly in size. Brazil covers almost half of the continent and has more than 200 million people, while Suriname and Uruguay are small and lightly populated.

These records reflect the continent's dramatic geography: the Andes along the west, the Amazon basin in the center and the ancient Guiana and Brazilian shields in the east.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is a quick way to learn South America's geography records.

Which country is largest and smallest
Which river, peak and desert set records
Which waterfall is tallest
Where the lowest point is
Which lake is highest navigable

Did You Know?

South America has 12 independent countries.
The Andes are the longest mountain range.
The Pantanal is the largest tropical wetland.
Chile is the longest north-south country.
Brazil borders ten countries and territories.