Suriname
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Suriname
Suriname
Suriname is in which continent?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) South America
Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo
Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo
Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo
When slavery was abolished in 1863,
where were laborers brought from?
a) India
b) Japan
c) Philippines
Suriname gained its independence in
1975 from which European Country?
a) France
b) Netherlands
c) Spain
Most of Suriname is
covered in what?
b) Desert
a) Rainforest
c) Glaciers
Piranhas
Reports of the man-eating fish
are greatly exaggerated.
Most of the more than 20
species of piranhas found
in the Amazon are
omnivorous, eating both
seeds as well as the meat
of other fishes or wounded
animals who stray into the
water.
What is the Capybara known for?
a) The ugliest animal on the planet
b) The largest rodent on the planet
c) The smallest rodent on the planet
Suriname
What is the official language of Suriname?
a) Spanish
b) Dutch
c) French
Suriname
Population: 475,996
– “East Indians”: 37%
– Creole (mixed white and black): 31%
– Javanese (from Indonesian island of Java, former Dutch
Colony): 15%
– “Maroons” (their African ancestors were brought to the
country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and
escaped to the interior): 10%
– Amerindian (members of the Arawak and Carib tribes): 2%
– Chinese: 2%
– White: 1%
– Other: 2%
Migrations: from Europe (Spain, Britain, Netherlands, France);
Indonesia from the island of Java; India; China
People: 90% of the people live in 3%
of the land
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What is the longest river in the world?
a) Nile
b) Amazon
c) Mississippi
#5 is the largest country in Central
America, what is it?
a) Nicaragua
b) Costa Rica
c) Belize
#1 is where the Mayan civilization built
pyramids, palaces and temples, what is it?
a) Panama
b) Brazil
c) Guatemala
Central America
This country is
the 5th largest
country in the
world, what is this
country?
a) Peru
b) Jamaica
c) Brazil
This country has the
2nd highest mountain
range in the world,
the Andes.
What is this Country?
a) Peru
b) Mexico
c) Bolivia
This country has both
a Caribbean Sea and
Pacific Ocean
coastline.
What is this Country?
a) Canada
b) Chile
c) Columbia