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
who came to find gold and pearls
Spanish
how many different languages did the Indians speak
25
venezuela is the only south American member in what organazation
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
what is it called when a group of workers stop working
Strike
what does Guyana mean
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
what color did the plant that the Indians planted for dye
Indigo
what is a couples dance called
Joropo
in what area is rich in iron ore and gold
Guiana Highlands
what is a direct vote called
Referendum
what is the capital of guyana
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
who help lead the fight against spanish rule
Simon Bolívar
in what industry did venezuela make money
Oil
what is venezuela's capital
Caracas
when did Hugo Chavez die
March 5, 2013
what resources and economy are similler to Guyana's
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
when did venezuela officially get indipendance
1830
what is a venezuealen cowboy called
Llaneros
in what year did venezuela elect their first presidant
1959
what is guyana,suriname, and french Guiana called
Guianas
what is the capital of suriname
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
who suffered from dictatorship and cicvl war
Venezuela
what lake is rich in oil
Lake Maracaibo
who was venezuele's president in 2002a
Hugo Chavez
what is called "land of the waters"
Guyana
where is 2/3 of African decent located
French Guiana