Unit 1 Map Test: Identifying Countries in South America

Map Test: Identification of South American Geography

South America Map Test

Map Test Key and Options List

  • A: Pacific Ocean
  • B: Atlantic Ocean
  • C: Chile
  • D: Argentina
  • E: Ecuador
  • AB: Peru
  • AC: Uruguay
  • AD: Paraguay
  • AE: Bolivia
  • BC: Brazil
  • BD: Colombia
  • BE: Venezuela
  • CD: Guyana
  • CE: Suriname
  • DE: French Guiana

Map Identifications by Number

  • 16: Pacific Ocean

    • Located off the western/northwestern coast of South America.

  • 17: Ecuador

    • Small country on the northwestern coast of South America, situated between Colombia to the north and Peru to the south and east.

  • 18: Peru

    • Located along the western coast of South America, south of Ecuador and Colombia, west of Brazil and Bolivia, and north of Chile.

  • 19: Bolivia

    • A landlocked country located in central South America, bordered by Peru to the northwest, Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, and Chile to the southwest.

  • 20: Chile

    • A long, narrow strip of land located along the southwestern coast of South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the west, Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast, and Peru to the north.

  • 21: Argentina

    • Located in southern South America, covering most of the southern cone, bordered by Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

  • 22: Atlantic Ocean

    • The body of water situated off the eastern and southeastern coast of South America.

  • 23: Uruguay

    • Located in the southeastern region of South America, bordered by Argentina to the west, Brazil to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean / Rio de la Plata to the south.

  • 24: Paraguay

    • A landlocked country in south-central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Bolivia to the northwest, and Brazil to the northeast and east.

  • 25: Brazil

    • The largest country in South America, occupying the eastern and central parts of the continent, bordering every South American country except Ecuador and Chile.

  • 26: French Guiana

    • An overseas department of France located on the northeastern coast of South America, bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the south and east.

  • 27: Suriname

    • Located on the northeastern coast of South America, bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south.

  • 28: Guyana

    • Located on the northern coast of South America, bordered by Venezuela to the west, Suriname to the east, and Brazil to the south.

  • 29: Venezuela

    • Situated on the northern coast of South America, bordered by Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south.

  • 30: Colombia

    • Located in northwestern South America, connecting the continent to Central America, bordered by Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru to the south, Ecuador to the southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the north.

Regional Categorization of South America

  • Northern South America:

    • Colombia (30)
    • Venezuela (29)
    • Guyana (28)
    • Suriname (27)
    • French Guiana (26)

  • Andean States (Western South America):

    • Ecuador (17)
    • Peru (18)
    • Bolivia (19)
    • Chile (20)

  • Southern Cone:

    • Argentina (21)
    • Chile (20)
    • Uruguay (23)
    • Paraguay (24)

  • Eastern South America:

    • Brazil (25)

  • Surrounding Bodies of Water:

    • Pacific Ocean (16)
    • Atlantic Ocean (22)