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
Venezuela was originally the home of many small tribes of South American Indians. Those groups were conquered by who?
Spanish
how many languages do the Indians speak
25
Venezuela is the only South American member of?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
what is a group of workers stopping work until their demands are met.
A Strike
what is a other word for Guyana
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 is a dark blue dye that is mixed with purple
Indigo
a foot stepping dance what is it called?
Joropo
in the southeast are rich in other minerals, such as iron ore for making steel what is this highland?
Guiana Highlands
what is a direct vote by the public?
Referendum
what town has third of the country’s population?
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 helped lead the fight against Spanish rule and is considered a hero?
Simon Bolívar
Venezuela’s government has also benefited from?
Oil
what is Venezuela’s capital
Caracas
when did Hugo Chavez die?
March 5, 2013
what contry is similar to those of Guyana.
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
Venezuela did not officially become independent until when?
1830
what is a other word for Venezuelan cowboys
Llaneros
After years of suffering under military dictatorships, the people of Venezuela elected their first president what year did they elected their president?
1959
what is a Dense tropical rain forests cover much of this region, which lies east of Venezuela.
Guianas
what city 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
what country was originally the home of many small tribes of South American Indians.?
Venezuela
what two lakes are rich in oil?
Lake Maracaibo and Orinoco River basin
who started to distribute the country’s oil income equally among Venezuelans?
Hugo Chavez
what Indian word means “land of waters.”?
Guyana
what territory of France and sends representatives to the government in Paris.French Guiana’s roughly 200,000 people live mostly in coastal areas.?
French Guiana