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This is body of water lies between Mexico and Florida and is bordered by the U.S from Texas to Florida in the north, Mexico to the south and Cuba to the east.
a) Gulf of Mexico
b) Gulf of Aden
c) Flint River
d) Mediterranean Sea

This physical feature is found in Mexico and is made up of three mountain chains.
a) Smoky Mountains
b) Sierra Madre Mountains
c) Blue Ridge Mountains
d) Himalayas

This is a man-made water-way across the isthmus of Panama in Central America and is a major shortcut that allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without going all the way around South America.
a) Suez Canal
b) Strait of Magellen
c) Pyrenees Mountains
d) Panama Canal

This body of water is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean and is located between Cuba and South America and surrounds the Caribbean Islands. It’s a major trade route for South America and a popular tourist area.
a) Caribbean Sea
b) Red Sea
c) Yellow Sea
d) Black Sea

This mountain chain runs for 4,500 miles along the western coast of South America and is the longest continuous mountain range in the world.
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Ural Mountains
c) Alps
d) Andes

This is desert in Chile and is located at high altitudes in the Andes Mountains and is the second driest place on Earth after the Antarctic.
a) Sahara
b) Mohave
c) Atacama
d) Gobi

This physical feature spreads across much of northern South America and covers one-third of the continent. It’s the largest rainforest on Earth and produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen supply nicknaming it “the lungs of the Earth.”
a) Tanzanian Rainforest
b) Alabamian Rainforest
c) Amazon Rainforest
d) Mandarin Rainforest

This river stretches 4,00 miles mainly across Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
a) Volga River
b) Flint River
c) Ochlocknee River
d) Amazon River

This is the largest ocean in the world and borders the western coast of South America.
a) Arctic Ocean
b) Southern Ocean
c) Indian Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean

This is the second-largest ocean. It borders eastern South America, as well as the eastern coast of the U.S.
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Southern Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean

This is the largest country in South America.
a) Brazil
b) Mexico
c) Venzuela
d) Bolivia

This is an island country 90 miles from the Florida Keys.
a) Brazil
b) Panama
c) Cuba
d) Hispaniola

This country is in then northwest corner of South America, is south of the Caribbean Sea and is connected to Panama.
a) Guatemala
b) Paraguay
c) Uruguay
d) Colombia

This spicy-sounding country stretches along the western coast of South America and is where you can find the Andes Mountains and Atacama Desert.
a) Tabasco
b) Chile
c) Habanero
d) Jalapeno

This Spanish-speaking North American country is just south of the United States.
a) Canada
b) Peru
c) Mexico
d) Spain

This skinny Central American country is split by the Panama Canal.
a) Ecuador
b) Mexico
c) Key West
d) Panama

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