South America: Physical Features – Map Quiz

South America has an exceptionally varied physical geography, stretching from the Caribbean region in the north to the cold waters surrounding its southern tip. The continent includes tropical rainforests, high mountains, deserts, grasslands, plateaus, wetlands, and long Atlantic and Pacific coastlines.

The Andes extend along the western side of the continent and form the longest continental mountain range in the world. To the east lies the vast Amazon Basin, containing the Amazon River and the world's largest tropical rainforest. Other major landscapes include the Atacama Desert, Brazilian Highlands, Guiana Highlands, Pampas, and Patagonia.

South America contains several enormous river systems. The Amazon carries more water than any other river in the world, while the Paraná, Paraguay, Orinoco, and Uruguay rivers drain other large parts of the continent. Major lakes include Lake Titicaca, high in the Andes, and Lake Maracaibo in northern South America.

This quiz covers important physical features from across South America. Learning their locations provides a broad overview of the continent's mountains, rivers, plains, plateaus, deserts, lakes, islands, and surrounding waters.