South American Countries & Territories
Map Quiz
Do you know Paraguay from Uruguay? Guyana from French Guiana? Play this quiz to learn more about the continent that gave the world chocolate, vanilla, potatoes, tomatoes, spicy peppers, and Pelé.
South America is a continent with an area of 17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 mi2), and an estimated population of more than 420 million. It is the fourth largest continent by area and the fifth largest by population. The Brazillian metropolis of São Paulo is the largest city in the western hemisphere, home to more than 14.7 million.
South America is home to the largest river by volume, the Amazon River. The Andes mountains are the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth outside of the poles. The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest, and contains approximately 10% of known animal species.
This quiz includes 12 sovereign states and two dependent territories.