Section 1
Which country has the highest point in the Caribbean South America region, and is larger than California and Texas combined?
Colombia
Some of the Guiana Highlands' steep-sided plateaus are capped by erosion-resistant sandstone layers. These strange flat-topped structures are known as what?
Tepuís
Which area receives year-round rain, feeding the forest's massive trees and generating a canopy so dense that sunlight hardly penetrates to the jungle floor?
Amazon Basin
What is the name of the colonial city that served as a key naval and commercial port for the Spanish Empire?
Cartagena
Which nation has the most population in Caribbean South America?
Colombia
These people came to Venezuela in hopes to find gold and pearls.
Spanish
How many different languages are spoken in Venezuelan?
25
Venezuela is the only South American member of what?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
What is it called when a group of workers stop working until their demands are met?
Strike
Guyana (gy-ah-nuh) comes from a South American Indian word that means what?
Land of Waters
Which location within western Colombia has an elevation of 18,000 feet (5,490 meters)?
Andes
Venzuela's elevation drops between the highlands and the Andes. This area of plains is largely grassland with a few trees. These plains are prone to flooding due to their low elevation and lack of vegetation. What is this area known as?
Llanos
What are the principal crops grown in the Caribbean and South America?
rice, coffee, bananas, and sugarcane
People in Central and South America began fighting for independence from Spain in the late 18th century. What resulted after achieving independence?
The Republic of Gran Colombia
What is the name of the capital of Colombia, which is perched high in the eastern Andes?
Bogotá
This plant is used to make a deep blue dye.
Indigo
This is a lively foot- stomping couples’ dance. What is this dance known as.
Joropo
This area is rich in other minerals, such as iron ore for making steel. Gold is also mined in remote areas. What is this area known as?
Guiana Highlands
What is it called when there is a direct vote by the public?
Referendum
About one-third of the country’s population lives here and is the capital of Guyana, where is this?
Georgetown
What is the name for a mountain system composed of generally parallel ranges?
Cordillera
What is the name of the region's longest river, which flows roughly 1,600 miles (2,575 kilometers)?
Orinoco River
What are the names of the valuable resources of the Caribbean South America?
oil, iron ore, and coal
Which nations were part of Gran Colombia?
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
What is the name of a traditional Chibcha ring-toss game?
Tejo
Partly because the colony was so poor, some people in Venezuela revolted against Spain. Who helped lead the fight against Spanish rule?
Simon Bolívar
Most wealthy Venezuelans have made money in what industry?
Oil
What is Venezuela’s capital?
Caracas
Chavez was elected to a fourth term a serious illness that kept him from his January 2013 inauguration, and he died when?
March 5, 2013
The resources and economy of which are similar to those of Guyana. Like Guyana, this place has a diverse population. What is this place?
Suriname
Which country on the Caribbean coast is located in the midst of the South American region?
Venezuela
The Orinoco and its tributaries drain the Andean plains and highlands. What are the names of those tributaries?
The Cauca and the Magdalena
What other title did El Dorado's mythology go by?
Golden One
What resulted with the dissolution of the Republic of Gran Colombia in 1830?
New Granada
What do members of an irregular military unit go by?
Guerrillas
Bolívar helped win Venezuelan independence from Spain by 1821. However, Venezuela did not officially become independent until when?
1830
Venezuelan cowboys—herd cattle on the many ranches of the Llanos what are theses cowboy's known as?
Llaneros
After years of suffering under military dictatorships, the people of Venezuela elected their first president when?
1959
The countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are together known as what?
Guianas
What is Suriname's capital That is home to nearly half of the country's people?
Paramaribo
Where is Venezuela's highest elevation located, which extends into Guyana and Suriname?
Guiana Highlands
What's the name of a landscape that thrives in southern Colombia's humid tropical climate?
Rain forests
The legend of El Dorado revolved around a gold-rich land. What culture in Colombia originated this myth?
Chibcha
Which nations were part of New Granada?
Colombia and Panama
The majority of guerrillas cultivate illegal crops. What is the name of the plant that produces the hazardous narcotic cocaine?
Coca plant
This country's wealth attracted many immigrants from Europe and other South American countries. These immigrants, like most other people in this country, suffered in the 1980s when the price of oil dropped sharply. What is this country?
Venezuela
The Orinoco River basin and another lake are rich in oil. What is the other lake?
Lake Maracaibo
Who was Venezuela’s first president who was elected in 2002?
Hugo Chavez
This word comes from a South American Indian word that means “land of waters.” About one- third of the country’s population lives in Georgetown, the capital. Nearly all agricultural lands are located on the flat, fertile plains along the coast. What is this place?
Guyana
This place is a territory of France and sends representatives to the government in Paris. What is this place?
French Guiana