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 came to Venezuela for gold and pearls
Spanish
How many languages the Venezuelans speak.
25
Venezuela is the only South American member of this.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
When people refuse to work
Strike
The meaning of 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
A plant used to make a dark blue dye
Indigo
A lively stepping dance
Joropo
This place is rich in minerals.
Guiana Highlands
A direct vote from the public
Referendum
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
This guy led a revolt against the Spanish
Simon Bolívar
Something that makes money for Venezuelans
Oil
The capital of Venezuela
Caracas
When Hugo Chavez died
March 5, 2013
Part of the Guianas starting with an 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 Venezuela got independence.
1830
Llaneros
Venezuela elected their first president
1959
The countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana together.
Guianas
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
The Spanish came to this place to look for gold and pearls
Venezuela
This river is rich in OIL
Lake Maracaibo
The president in 2002 in Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Part of the Guianas starting with a g
Guyana
Part of the Guianas starting with an f
French Guiana