physical features
VOCAB
SPANISH CONQUEST
EARLY HISTORY
COLOMBIA TODAY
100
5
How many zones are in the andes?
100
A plant used to make deep blue dye
What is the definitiion for Indigo?
100
The Spanish
Who were the first people to force the south american indians to leave?
100
The spanish and because they were hunting gold
Who conquered the Chibcha and why?
100
Bogota
What is Colombia's capital?
200
Tierra Helada,Paramo,Tierra Fria,Tierra Templada,Tierra Caliente
What are the 5 zones in the andes?
200
A mountain system made up of parallel ranges
What is the defintion for Cordillera?
200
The spanish
Who were the first people to make the south american indians to slavery?
200
An advanced civilzation with lots of gold and pearls.
Who were the Chibcha?
200
Very common
How common are Cattle Ranches in the Llanos?
300
Tierra Caliente,Tierra Templada,Tierra Fria,Paramo,Tierra Helda
What are the 5 zones in the andes in order of hottest to coldest?
300
Cowboys of the venezuelan llanos
What is the defintion for Llaneros?
300
1498
Christopher Colombus landed on the Venzuelan coast when?
300
1500 years old
How old are the stone statues found in Colombia?
300
few people live there
How common do people live in the tropical rain forests in Colombia?
400
225 miles
How long is the Orinoco River?
400
A tropical plant with starchy roots
What is the defintion for cassava?
400
pearls and gold
What were the spanish looking for when they went to Venezuala?
400
A myth known as the "golden city" or the "golden one".
What was El Dorado?
400
very fertile
How fertile are the Llanos?
500
more than 1,000
How many bird species live at the Orinoco River?
500
A plains region in eastern Columbia and western Venezuala
What is the defintion for Llanos?
500
so that they would grow there agriculture
Why were the spanish having the indians work in the plantation?
500
In South America
Where is Colombia located?
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