Section 1
Which mountain range reaches 18,000 feet (5,490 m). in Western Columbia?
Andes
What region is mostly grassland with few trees?
Llanos
What are the Caribbean South America major crops?
rice, coffee, bananas, and sugarcane
What was created after independence was achieved from Spain by Central and South America?
The Republic of Gran Colombia
What city is located high in the eastern Andes?
Bogotá
What mountain system is made up of roughly parallel ranges?
Cordillera
What purpose does the Orinoco serve in the highlands?
They drain the plane and highlands
Other valuable resources that both Venezuela and Colombia have?
oil, iron ore, and coal
What four places made up the Republic of Gran Colombia?
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
What is a traditional Chibcha ring-toss game called?
Tejo
A country larger than California and Texas combined.
Colombia
What is flat topped and creates a dramatic landscape as they rise about 3,000 to 6,000 feet?
Tepuís
Here, rain falls throughout the year, watering the forest’s huge trees what is this place?
Amazon Basin
What was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?
Cartagena
When did Columbia gain their independence from Spain?
1819
What is longest river in Venezuela?
Orinioco River
What rivers drain of the Andean region?
The Cauca and the Magdalena
Have you heard of the legend of El Dorado (el duh-rah-doh), or the what?
Golden One
In 1830 the republic dissolved what?
New Granada
Who are members of an irregular military force?
Guerrillas
Venezuela's highest elevation can be located where?
Guiana Highlands
What is another type of landscape, thrive in the humid tropical climate of southern Colombia?
Rain forests
Which culture covered their new rulers in gold dust?
Chibcha
New Granada included which two countries?
Colombia and Panama
What plant is used to make a drug a very dangerous?
Coca plant