Rivers of South America
Find nine South American rivers with a study map and quiz. Learn the named courses and print a worksheet for extra practice.
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Nine selected South American rivers, including several separately named connected courses.
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This set contains the places listed below. It is a practice selection, not a complete list or a size ranking.
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- Unlisted features
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Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
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Trace each highlighted river toward its outlet. Look at the route rather than treating the whole drainage basin as the river.
Several rivers in this set connect, but each has its own name. Check which course is highlighted before answering.
Places and answers
Choose a place from this set. Typed answers accept its listed English name and alternatives; historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Amazon; Amazon River | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Madeira | Madeira | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Magdalena | Magdalena | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Orinoco | Orinoco | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Paraná | Paraná; Parana | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| São Francisco | São Francisco; Sao Francisco | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Tapajós | Tapajós; Tapajos | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Tocantins | Tocantins | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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