South America Map Quiz

Actually, I think there's a misunderstanding... las malvinas son argentinas!

;)

*grabs popcorn*

In a democracy the people vote for their future, some countries should try it some time.

Democracy? The islands were stolen by the UK. The islands were Argentinian until the UK invaded the islands.

They were never Argentinian. The Argies landed on what was British territory since before Argentine existed, and when the British government learned about it, they threw the Argies out. Argentina's been whinging about it ever since because it's easier for the government to distract a brainwashed people with irridentism than to sort out a failed banana republic.

So even though they were uninhabited when the English arrived (before Argentina was a country), the population wanting to remain as is, and being mainly british descendents, it is Argentinian? Why exactly? You talk about brain washing but sound like you're straight out of a class with Kircher. Any time Argentina as political/financial issues, they go all angry about the Falklands. Continental platform means nothing, imagine if it did now? UK and Ireland would be what, French?

Continental platform, you can't be serious. That's like saying Germany owns Europe because they're all on the same continental platform.

@rawe You made that statement up from the back of your head.

There are a lot of controversies on this topic, but, in order to avoid tension, I think that Malvinas or Falklands should not be at the game..

very true

Well, you could grey them out. But the quiz shouldn't be changed just because some people want the islands to be part of Argentina.

But over 3,000 people live there. JetPunk has (almost) no issue with showing the Crimea as part of Russia, so it should also reflect the fact that the Falklands are British.

Well, I don't think they should be taken out of the game due to them being geographically part of South America. But if we have the Falkland Islands in the quiz, we might as well add the Easter Islands and maybe the Galapagos Islands, which are part of Chile and Ecuador. I did see that the Galapagos Islands turned green when I got Ecuador, but if we add the Falkland Islands (completely unimportant if they belong to the United Kingdom or Argentina) I think we should at least add the other two larger island groups of South America as well. :)

And of course Trinidad and Tobago because it is also part of South America (I think). If it isn't, then at least the Easter Islands and the Galapagos Islands should be included. :)

So Argentina - mainly populated by the descendants of European immigrants - claim islands also populated by the descendants of European immigrants on the basis that said descendants should have no democratic right of self-determination. Right. Perhaps the Argentinians could show some good will by returning the land they stole from the natives back to them first... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_of_the_Desert

totally agree - The history of who got to the Falkland Islands/Malvinas is really confusing, the British were there, so were the Spanish and the French and the Dutch too. They all came, went and sometimes came back again - so purely on this basis you really can't say who should 'own them'. So how should you decide it - surely on the basis that the vast majority of people there want to remain British, not Argentinian. What would the point of giving them to Argentina be ? Who would it benefit - Argentina perhaps, but certainly not the people who actually live there

on with the popcorn

so true

Try asking the Falkland Islanders what they think.

I'm given to understand that in frequent and recent polls, Falkand Islanders have voted overwhelmingly to remain British.

Here: http://letmegooglethat.com/?q=do+the+falklands+want+to+be+british

Love it!

It is obviously that people from Falkland will decide to be a British Overseas Territory instead of being part of Argentina. Time before the Falklands War, the British government sent British people to live there, most of them had their descendants there!

a referendum was held and 98% voted for uk

what?

There was a referendum on it. 99.8% voted in favour of remaining British. The exact number who voted for Argentinian rule: 3. (lol) Still think they're Argentinian?

100% 1:42

I'll never understand why Trinidad and Tobago are considered part of the Caribbean Islands, rather than a part of South America. They're closer to Venezuela than to any other Caribbean countries.

Culture, language, geography. There are so many disputes about continent borders that a lot of geographers are too lazy to consider any of them.

Well, they are islands, and they are in the Caribbean.

How do you do that map? I even can do some columns xD

100%

Las Malvinas son argentinas! Just kidding. Carry on.

Ha :)

NON: les iles Malouines sont françaises ! ;)

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Nvm 1:42

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Done with 1:01 left :3

12 on first try! I'm only 2.

The number of times we've had to label this map in Geography... and I still got Venezuela and Colombia mixed up. I don't usually do that. I blame being ill. ;)

13 seconds and done

100% with 1:24 left. By the way, I'm 10 (in GT though)!!!!!

Got Guyana, Ecuador and Colombia mixed up. Put French Guyana in for Guyana, but FG in FG's spot. Then I mixed up Ecuador and Colombia. At least I got all the others right! 11/14, first try. Much room for improvement. Sorry!

14/14, errors all fixed. Great quiz, QuizMaster. Please make a world one with the 'better technology'

But keep the original Countries Of The World <3 #bae

It is French guinea. Guyana is right next to it. Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are in Africa. Not to mention Pampa New Guinea in Oceania (or Asia if you prefer). What a nice little chaotic world

PAMPA LOL its Paupa

@idontlikeit2... No, just No. French Guinea was the name of Guinea when it was under the French Empire, ending in 1958. French Guiana (or Guyane) is the region east of Suriname.

Platitude is correct. There is no connection between Guyana and Guinea. Guiana, sometimes called "Guyana",is a region of Northern South America, containing two Venezuelan provinces, a Brazilian state, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana, (the latter two taking their name from the Guiana region). In fact, during colonial times there was Spanish Guiana, (joined Venezuela), Portuguese Guiana, (joined Brazil), Dutch Guiana, (Suriname), British Guiana, (Guyana) and French Guiana. There is no connection to Guinea, although they have similar names.

11/14, american 7th grade. i wish i could learn this in school but our schools suck so i learn it on my own.

Okay yeah a lot of our schools suck but I think whether you learn this or not really just depends on the class you take. Assuming you're in public school I'm pretty sure everything you learn is standardized. But good on you for learning this on your own! That's what I'm trying to do as well. It's rewarding, isn't it?

Tell me? How is the school system in Sweden?

got all and 1:36 remaining - I'm 12 yrs old

I am 11 years old 1:35

I'll be born next week and I got all correct with 2 days remaining.

I was never born and i got 196 correct with 72 decades remaining

Hey everybody, for a harder quiz, here it is: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/176601/all-the-countries-of-south-america-in-15-seconds

So easy! 1:35 remaining

For me too :D wow

Easy.

Got all of them with 1:23 remaining.

Did the ones I knew, then did lots of lucky guesses. Is that how you spell guesses?

Yes, it is guesses.

Ghetsis

Why is the Falklands on here? It's a U.K. territory.

Did you read the instructions?

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I got 100% with 1:59 seconds left and I am only 3 weeks old.

Just don't. This comments section is for discussing the Falkland islands (UK), not for pretending to be clever

14/14 in 21 seconds.

14/14 in 11 seconds

soooo easyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

Thanks for the 5 points!

Easy-peasy, so cheesy XD

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Easy with 1:45 left.

Somehow managed to get them all first try despite half of them being blind guesses

The capitals of South America's countries are Bogota, Colombia Caracas, Venezuela Quito, Ecuador Lima, Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay Brasilia, Brazil Santiago, Chile Cayenne, French Guiana Paramaribo, Suriname La Paz or Sucre, Bolivia Georgetown, Guyana

French Guiana's capital is Paris.

Got 100 percent in 5 secs am 12 from australia. keep trying ;)

suuure you did

french guinea is not a territory but instead a region of france

I always get Guyana & Suriname the wrong way round.

1:44 left, Brazil, 5th grade.

I got 100%. Great quiz!

i did it in 18 seconds and im 9

14/14 in 21 seconds! :)

I don't know why I'm not able to see it

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It's so easy i got 1:34 left on the time! (Falkland Isl. Are the easiest for me)

Falkland is ofings British clay

My favourite quiz!

1:38 remained for the 100th time and still my favourite quiz :)

1:44 to spare :)

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Now 1:44!

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The. Falklands. Belong. To. The. U.K.. We. Had. A. War. And. We. Won.. Nobody. Cares. How. Close. They. Are. To. Your. Country.. End. Of. Story

British schools aren't very good about teaching English punctuation?

how do you make a map quiz

Easy test

I always mess up Guyana and Suriname. >:(