Important Facts of South America :-
1. The coffee soil of Brazil is called "Terra Roxa".
2. "Paraguay", "Uruguay" and "Bolivia" are the three buffer-states between Argentina and Brazil.
3. "Venezuela" is the south-American country which is member of the OPEC.
4. "Santos" is the outport of Sao Paulo.
5. "Cinchona" is the tree that yields quinine.
6. Brazil shares the boundary with all South American countries except "Chile" and "Ecuador".
7. South American countries in descending order of size; Brazil-Argentina-Peru-Columbia.
8. "Sucre" is the legal capital of Bolivia.
9. "La Paz" is the administrative capital of Bolivia.
10. Punta Arenas and Chile are the southernmost inhabited cities of the world.
11. French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are the Latin languages.
12. "Portuguese" is the official language of Brazil.
13. "Chuquicamata" is the copper capital of the world.
14. "Brazil" is the country with the largest reserve of hardwood.
15. World's largest exploitable reserve of copper is found in the "Chile".
16. "Minas Gerais" is the most mineral rich state of Brazil.
17. "Drake Passage" is a strait between South America and Antarctica.
18. Iquique in Atacama is the driest place on the Earth.
19. "Colombia and Chile" are the South American countries with coast along both Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
20. "Titicaca" is the highest navigable lake in the world.
21. "Brazil" is the only country through which both equator and one of the tropics pass.
22. "Balsa" is the lightest wood that is found only in South-America.
23. "Sao Paulo" is the largest city of South America.
24. Argentinean ranches are called "Estancias".
25. "Gauchos" are the people of mixed European and American Indians ancestry who
work on cattle farms.
26. "Mt. Aconcagua" is the highest peak of South America.
27. "Madeira" is the largest tributary of Amazon.
28. Some of the South American countries bordering Caribbean Sea are: "Colombia, Venezuela,
Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil".
29. Caliche or Sodium Nitrate is found in "Atacama Desert".
30. "Kourou" the French satellite launching station is in "French Guiana".
31. Lake Maracaibo, famous for crude oil is in Venezuela.
32. "Alfa-Alfa" is the nutritious leguminous grass of Pampas.
33. "Angel falls" the highest in the world is on "Orinoco river of Venezuela".
34. "Pampero" is the violent cold wind in Argentina and Uruguay.
35. "Pampas" is the temperate grassland of Argentina.
36. "Tubarao of South Brazil" is South America's largest steel making facility.
37. "Coffee Plantations of Brazil" are called "Fazendas".
38. "Bolivia" and "Paraguay" are the landlocked countries of South America.
39. Bolivia is named after "Simon Bolivar".
40. Trans - Andean airways connects "Buenos Aires" and "Valparaiso".
41. "Entre Rios" is also called Mesopotamia.
42. "Polygon of drought" is a term used to describe the Brazilian North-East.
43. "Gran Chaco" is an inland plain of South America in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.It has warm temperate forest and grasslands.
1. The coffee soil of Brazil is called "Terra Roxa".
2. "Paraguay", "Uruguay" and "Bolivia" are the three buffer-states between Argentina and Brazil.
3. "Venezuela" is the south-American country which is member of the OPEC.
4. "Santos" is the outport of Sao Paulo.
5. "Cinchona" is the tree that yields quinine.
6. Brazil shares the boundary with all South American countries except "Chile" and "Ecuador".
7. South American countries in descending order of size; Brazil-Argentina-Peru-Columbia.
8. "Sucre" is the legal capital of Bolivia.
9. "La Paz" is the administrative capital of Bolivia.
10. Punta Arenas and Chile are the southernmost inhabited cities of the world.
11. French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are the Latin languages.
12. "Portuguese" is the official language of Brazil.
13. "Chuquicamata" is the copper capital of the world.
14. "Brazil" is the country with the largest reserve of hardwood.
15. World's largest exploitable reserve of copper is found in the "Chile".
16. "Minas Gerais" is the most mineral rich state of Brazil.
17. "Drake Passage" is a strait between South America and Antarctica.
18. Iquique in Atacama is the driest place on the Earth.
19. "Colombia and Chile" are the South American countries with coast along both Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
20. "Titicaca" is the highest navigable lake in the world.
21. "Brazil" is the only country through which both equator and one of the tropics pass.
22. "Balsa" is the lightest wood that is found only in South-America.
23. "Sao Paulo" is the largest city of South America.
24. Argentinean ranches are called "Estancias".
25. "Gauchos" are the people of mixed European and American Indians ancestry who
work on cattle farms.
26. "Mt. Aconcagua" is the highest peak of South America.
27. "Madeira" is the largest tributary of Amazon.
28. Some of the South American countries bordering Caribbean Sea are: "Colombia, Venezuela,
Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil".
29. Caliche or Sodium Nitrate is found in "Atacama Desert".
30. "Kourou" the French satellite launching station is in "French Guiana".
31. Lake Maracaibo, famous for crude oil is in Venezuela.
32. "Alfa-Alfa" is the nutritious leguminous grass of Pampas.
33. "Angel falls" the highest in the world is on "Orinoco river of Venezuela".
34. "Pampero" is the violent cold wind in Argentina and Uruguay.
35. "Pampas" is the temperate grassland of Argentina.
36. "Tubarao of South Brazil" is South America's largest steel making facility.
37. "Coffee Plantations of Brazil" are called "Fazendas".
38. "Bolivia" and "Paraguay" are the landlocked countries of South America.
39. Bolivia is named after "Simon Bolivar".
40. Trans - Andean airways connects "Buenos Aires" and "Valparaiso".
41. "Entre Rios" is also called Mesopotamia.
42. "Polygon of drought" is a term used to describe the Brazilian North-East.
43. "Gran Chaco" is an inland plain of South America in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.It has warm temperate forest and grasslands.
