True or false: 1. Spanish is spoken in Brazil. false
2. Colombia is in South America. false
3. There are 25 Spanish speaking countries. false
4. Costa Rica is in South America, false

1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True

Explanation: 1. Though Spanish is the primary language in most South American countries, Portuguese is actually what's spoken most in South America, and that's all thanks to Brazil. ... Even São Paulo, the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world, is home to a sizable Arab, Italian, Chinese and Jewish community 2. South America is mostly plains, especially Colombia. ... Colombia and Venezuela are the two southernmost countries of South America. False, only Colombia. Both Colombia and Venezuela have coasts on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 3. 20 countries 4. Central America, southernmost region of North America, lying between Mexico and South America and comprising Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize. ... Central America makes up most of the tapering isthmus that separates the Pacific Ocean, to the west, from the Caribbean Sea.

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