South American Geography

The capital city of Brazil, also the 3rd most populated city in the country.

Brasilia

The capital city of Argentina, also the most populated city in the country.

Buenos Aires

The capital and most populated city in Colombia.

Bogota

The capital and most populated city in Chile.

Santiago

The capital and most populated city in Venezuela.

Caracas

The capital and most populated city in Peru.

Lima

The capital and 2nd most populated city in Ecuador.

Quito

The capital and 3rd most populated city in Bolivia.

La Paz

The capital and most populated city in Paraguay.

Asuncion

The capital and largest city in Uruguay.

Montevideo

The capital and largest city in Suriname.

Paramaribo

The capital and largest city in Guyana.

Georgetown

The capital and largest city in French Guiana.

Cayenne

The most populated city in Brazil.

Sao Paulo

The 2nd most populated city in Argentina, behind Buenos Aires. It lies near the center of the country.

Cordoba

The 2nd most populated city in Brazil. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean in the southeast of the country.

Rio de Janeiro

The 3rd most populated city in Argentina. It lies to the northwest of Buenos Aires on the Parana River.

Rosario

The 2nd most populated city in Colombia. In the northwest region of the country.

Medellin

The 3rd largest city in Colombia. It lies near the southwest of the country.

Cali

The 2nd largest city in Chile. It is directly northwest of the capital of Santiago and lies on the Pacific Ocean.

Valparaiso

The 3rd largest city in Chile. It is in the southern half of the country and lies on the Pacific Ocean.

Concepcion

The 2nd largest city in Venezuela. It is in the western half of the country and lies on a lake that bears its name.

Maracaibo

The 3rd largest city in Venezuela. It is to the west of Caracas and lies on a small lake that shares its name.

Valencia

The 2nd largest city in Peru. It is in the Andes and is near Volcan Misti, a mountain that is taller than 19,000 feet.

Arequipa

The 3rd largest city in Peru. It is near the Andes and lies on the country’s Pacific Coast.

Trujillo

The most populated city in Ecuador. This city lies in the southwest of the country, near a gulf that shares its name.

Guayaquil

The 3rd largest city in Ecuador. It is in the middle of the Andes.

Cuenca

The largest city in Bolivia. It is in the center of the country.

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

The 2nd largest city in Bolivia. It is directly next to the capital of La Paz.

El Alto

The 2nd largest city in Paraguay. It lies on the Parana River and is near the Brazilian border.

Encarnacion

The 2nd largest city in Uruguay. It is in the west of the country and is near Argentina.

Salto

The 3rd largest city in Uruguay. It is in the west of the country, and lies on the Argentinian border south of Salto.

Paysandu

The 2nd tallest mountain in Brazil. It stands at 9,505 feet and is northeast of Rio de Janeiro.

Pico de Bandeira

This is the tallest mountain in Brazil, standing at 9888 feet. It is in the northwest of the country, alongside the Venezuelan border.

Pico de Neblina

Give the name of the tallest mountain in Guyana, standing at 9432 feet tall. It is a part of the Pakaraima Mountains in the Guiana Highlands.

Mount Roraima

Give the name of this mountain range in the north of the continent, which crosses Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Guiana Highlands

The tallest mountain in Suriname which is 4035 feet tall. It is in the center of the country, in the Wilhelmina Gebergte mountain range.

Juliana Top

Give the name for this mountain range in central Suriname. It is the location of the tallest mountain in the country, Juliana Top.

Wilhelmina Gebergte (Wilhelmina Mountains)

The largest lake in Suriname. It is near the center of the country and is upon the city of Brokopondo.

W.J. van Blommesteinmeer

Give the name for the mountain range in the northeast of the continent. It passes through the southern borders of Suriname and French Guiana, and the northern border of Brazil.

Tumuc Humac Mountains

Give the name for this mountain range on the border between Guyana and Brazil.

Acarai Mountains

Give the name for this mountain range on the borders of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil. The tallest mountain in Guyana, Mount Roraima, is located within this mountain range.

Pakaraima Mountains

The 2nd tallest mountain in Colombia, at 18,865 feet. This is located in the southwest of the country, in the Cordillera Central region of the Andes.

Nevado del Huila

The tallest mountain in Colombia, at 18,947 feet. It is in the north of the country, just to the east of the major city of Barranquilla.

Pico Cristobal Colon

The tallest mountain in Venezuela, at 16,427 feet. It is in the northwest of the country in the Cordillera Merida region of the Andes.

Pico Bolivar

Give the name of this body of water in northwestern Venezuela, which opens up to the ocean, is surrounded by two peninsulas, and is north of the city of Maracaibo.

Gulf of Venezuela

Give the name of this body of water in northwestern Venezuela which is surrounded by land. It is near the Andes Cordillera Merida, and it also shares its name from a major city that lies on the body of water.

Lake of Maracaibo

The tallest mountain in Ecuador, standing at 20,702 feet. It is in the center of the country and is a part of the Andes.

Chimborazo

The 2nd tallest mountain in Ecuador. It is located in the Andes and in the center of the country, just southeast of the capital, Quito.

Cotopaxi

Give the name of this body of water that borders the southwest corner of Ecuador and very northwestern Peru. It is a gulf that shares its name with the most populated city in Ecuador.

Gulf of Guayaquil

Give the name for the body of water that is bordered by Peru and Chile, a specific part of the Pacific Ocean.

Peru-Chile Trench

The tallest mountain in Peru, at 22,133 feet. It is located in between the Cordillera Central and Occidental regions of the Andes.

Nevado Huascaran

The 2nd tallest mountain in Peru at 21,765 feet. It is located north of Lima, and southeast of the tallest mountain, Huascaran.

Nevado Yerupaja

Give the name of this desert located in northwestern Peru. It is to the west of the Andes, and is north of the city of Chiclayo.

Sechura Desert

Give the name of this bay in northwestern Peru. The bay shares its name with a desert located in the same region.

Sechura Bay

One of the biggest lakes in all of South America, located on the border of Peru and Bolivia and in the center of the Andes.

Lake Titicaca

Give the name of this historical site in Peru, located to the northwest of the city of Cusco. It is in the middle of the Andes and is famous for being built by the Incans.

Machu Picchu

The tallest mountain in Bolivia, at 21,436 feet. It is in the southwest of the country in the Altiplano region of the Andes.

Nevado Sajama

The second tallest mountain in Bolivia, at 21,184 feet. It is to the southeast of the cities La Paz and El Alto.

Nevado Illimani

Give the name for this plateau region in western Bolivia, encompassing the tallest mountain in the country, Lake Poopo, and more.

Altiplano

Give the name of this lake in southwestern Bolivia in the Altiplano region of the Andes. It is located to the west of Sucre, one of Bolivia’s capitals.

Lake Poopo

Although La Paz is often considered the capital of Bolivia, this city is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, located in the south of the country.

Sucre

Give the name of this elevated plateau in eastern Bolivia, near the Brazilian border.

Serrania de Huanchaca

This is the world’s largest salt flat, located in southwestern Bolivia. It is in the country’s Altiplano region.

Salar de Uyuni

Give the name for this large dry plain that spreads across Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and a small portion of Brazil.

Gran Chaco

Give the name for this major desert in northern Chile, northwestern Argentina, and southern Peru. It is between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean and is one of the driest places in the world.

Atacama Desert

The tallest mountain in Chile, at 22,615 feet tall. It is also the 2nd tallest in Argentina, as it lies on the border of both countries.

Nevado Ojos del Salado

The second tallest mountain in Chile, at 22,110 feet tall. It is near the north of the country and is on the Argentinian border.

Volcan Llullaillaco

This is the largest island owned entirely by Chile.

Isla Grande de Chiloe

Give the name for this body of water to the east of Isla Grande de Chiloe. Its name is shared by a city on the north of Chiloe Island.

Gulf of Ancud

Give the name for this body of water south of Isla Grande de Chiloe. It opens into the Pacific and shares its name with a mountain in Argentina.

Gulf of Corcovado

Give the name for this body of water on the central southern Chilean coast. It is a bay near the major city of Concepcion.

Arauco Bay

Give the name of this body of water in Chile south of the Taitao Peninsula.

Gulf of Penas

Give the name of this strait in Chile’s archipelago region. It is far south of Wellington Island.

Nelson Strait

Give the name for this which is considered the southernmost point of South America, south of Tierra del Fuego.

Cape Horn

Give the name for this strait to the west of Tierra del Fuego. It is named after a famous explorer and is east of the city of Punta Arenas.

Strait of Magellan

Give the name for this bay on the west side of Tierra del Fuego, which opens up into the Strait of Magellan.

Inutil Bay

Give the name for this strait that separates the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego from Isla de Los Estados to its east.

Le Maire Strait

Give the name of this bay in southeastern Argentina. It is near the Argentinian and Chilean border in the Atlantic Ocean.

Bahia Grande (Great Bay)

Give the city which is the capital of the Argentinian province of Tierra del Fuego.

Ushuaia

This is the tallest mountain in Argentina, and also South America, at 22,834 feet tall. It is in the northwest of the country, near the Chilean border.

Cerro Aconcagua

Give the name of this dry plateau in northwestern Argentina, and parts of Bolivia and Chile. It is very similar to the Bolivian Altiplano.

Puna

Give the name for this major central Argentinian region which is known for its large plains.

Pampas

Give the name for this Argentinian region that is between the Parana and Uruguay Rivers. It encompasses the provinces of Corrientes, Misiones, and Entre Rios.

Mesopotamia

Give the name for this southern Argentinian and Chilean region which is dry but has a cool temperature. The Chilean portion of this region is composed of many archipelagos and islands, while the Argentinian portion has many plateaus.

Patagonia

Give the name for this Argentinian body of water north of Valdes Peninsula, bordering the Rio Negro province.

Golfo San Matias

Give the name of this Argentinian peninsula on the eastern side of the Chubut province.

Valdes Peninsula

Give the name of this body of water to the southwest of Valdes Peninsula in Argentina. On the opposing side of the peninsula lies Golfo San Matias.

Golfo Nuevo

Give the name of this body of water in southern Argentina. It borders the Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces in the Atlantic Ocean.

Golfo San Jorge

Give the name of this large Argentinian glacial lake in northern Patagonia. It is in western Argentina and is along the Andes, in the Rio Negro and Neuquen provinces.

Nahuel Huapi

Give the name for this Argentinian lake in the country’s Santa Cruz province. It is in the south of the country near the Chilean border and is the largest lake entirely within Argentina. It is also one of two major lakes in Los Glaciares National Park.

Lake Argentina

Give the name for this Argentinian lake in the country’s Santa Cruz province. It is one of the two major lakes in Los Glaciares National Park, alongside Lake Argentina.

Lake Viedma