GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The portions of the landmass that lie south of the Isthmus of Panama became known as South America. Today, South America is home to the citizens of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Detailed explanation-2: -South America, fourth largest of the world’s continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 4, 500-mile (7, 400-kilometer) coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. It has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.