KIDS QUIZ
COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Montevideo, principal city and capital of Uruguay. It lies on the north shore of the Río de la Plata estuary.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are at least two explanations for the name Montevideo: The first states that it comes from the Portuguese “Monte vide eu” which means “I see a mountain". The second is that the Spaniards recorded the location of a mountain in a map as “Monte VI De Este a Oeste” meaning “The sixth mountain from east to west".
Detailed explanation-3: -Satellite view is showing Montevideo, by far the largest city, chief port and the national capital of Uruguay. The city is located in the central southern part of the country on the north shore of the Rio de la Plata estuary at the coast to the South Atlantic Ocean.