Physical Geography
What body of water is east of Colombia and Ecuador?
The Atlantic Ocean
What is the capital of Colombia?
Bogota
_________________ is the measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is
Elevation
A farm product grown for sale
Cash Crop
What body of water is east of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana?
The Atlantic
What is the capital of Venezuela?
Caracas
Colombia’s two main rivers are:
The Magdalena and the Cauca
A large estate is also know as what?
Hacienda
What mountain range runs through the Tropical North?
The Andes
Guyana
What Islands did Charles Darwin discover in the 1800's that is known for their unusual animals.
The Galapagos
What is the Spanish system of enslaving Native Americans and making them practice Christianity called?
Encomienda
What body of water is north of Colombia and Venezuela?
The Caribbean Sea
What is the capital of Suriname?
Paramaribo
The third-longest river that crosses Venezuela in a giant arc, dropping from the Guiana Highlands through the Llanos to the Atlantic Ocean iscalled __________
Orinoco River
What is the name for increase in prices?
Inflation
What is the wilderness region of deep ravines, swamps, and dense rain forest along Colombia’s border with Panama called.
Darién
What country has the capital city of Quito?
Colombia
The winds that blow regularly in the Tropics are called ______
Trade winds.
What is the name for soldiers that make surprise raids on their enemies?
Guerrillas