Blank South America Map
An outline map of South America with the 12 independent countries numbered from largest (Brazil) to smallest (Suriname). Students write the country name for each number. Turn on "Show answer key" to print the names on the map.
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About this sheet
- Grade band: Grades 3 to 6 (ages 8 to 12), our estimate.
- License: free for classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
- Data: Country outlines from Natural Earth 1:50m admin 0, public domain. Areas are computed from those outlines.
- PDF: use "Print or save as PDF" and pick "Save as PDF" in the print dialog. Only the map prints.
What the sheet shows
South America with every independent country outlined and numbered. Neighboring land and overseas territories are shaded but not numbered. The numbers follow land area, so the sheet also works as a size-ordering exercise.
Answer key
| Number | Country | Area (km², rounded) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8,505,000 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2,783,000 |
| 3 | Peru | 1,295,000 |
| 4 | Colombia | 1,140,000 |
| 5 | Bolivia | 1,091,000 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 916,000 |
| 7 | Chile | 731,000 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 401,000 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 256,000 |
| 10 | Guyana | 212,000 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 178,000 |
| 12 | Suriname | 146,000 |
Areas are computed from the Natural Earth 1:50m outlines and rounded to the nearest 1,000 km². Brazil alone is 8.5 million km².