Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: South America - Location and Physical Features
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What hemisphere is South America mostly in? [1]
(A) The Southern Hemisphere
(B) The Northern Hemisphere
(C) Only the Eastern Hemisphere
(D) Neither hemisphere
2. What ocean borders South America to the west? [1]
(A) The Pacific Ocean
(B) The Atlantic Ocean only
(C) The Indian Ocean
(D) The Arctic Ocean
3. What mountain range runs through South America? [1]
(A) The Andes
(B) The Rockies
(C) The Himalayas
(D) The Alps
4. What is special about the Andes? [1]
(A) They are the world's longest mountain range
(B) They are the shortest range
(C) They have no significance
(D) They are underwater
5. What river flows through South America? [1]
(A) The Amazon River
(B) The Nile
(C) The Mississippi
(D) The Ganges
6. What is special about the Amazon River? [1]
(A) It's one of the largest rivers by volume
(B) It's the smallest river
(C) It has no water
(D) It doesn't exist
7. What rainforest is in South America? [1]
(A) The Amazon Rainforest
(B) The Congo Rainforest
(C) No rainforest exists there
(D) The Sahara Rainforest
8. What is the Amazon Rainforest known for? [1]
(A) Incredible biodiversity
(B) Having no plants or animals
(C) Being a desert
(D) Being frozen
9. What hemisphere is South America mostly in? [1]
(A) The Southern Hemisphere
(B) The Northern Hemisphere
(C) Only the Eastern Hemisphere
(D) Neither hemisphere
10. What ocean borders South America to the west? [1]
(A) The Pacific Ocean
(B) The Atlantic Ocean only
(C) The Indian Ocean
(D) The Arctic Ocean
11. What mountain range runs through South America? [1]
(A) The Andes
(B) The Rockies
(C) The Himalayas
(D) The Alps
12. What is special about the Andes? [1]
(A) They are the world's longest mountain range
(B) They are the shortest range
(C) They have no significance
(D) They are underwater
13. What river flows through South America? [1]
(A) The Amazon River
(B) The Nile
(C) The Mississippi
(D) The Ganges
14. What is special about the Amazon River? [1]
(A) It's one of the largest rivers by volume
(B) It's the smallest river
(C) It has no water
(D) It doesn't exist
15. What rainforest is in South America? [1]
(A) The Amazon Rainforest
(B) The Congo Rainforest
(C) No rainforest exists there
(D) The Sahara Rainforest
16. What is the Amazon Rainforest known for? [1]
(A) Incredible biodiversity
(B) Having no plants or animals
(C) Being a desert
(D) Being frozen