Section 1
Colombia
_______ are unusual formations that are created from resistance to erosion and capped sandstone layers.
Tepuís
What is the region in Columbia that houses Rain Forests and is so dense that sunshine rarely shines on the jungle floor.
Amazon Basin
Cartagena
Which Country in South America has the highest elevation and the highest population in South America.
Colombia
What mountains have rivers such as Cauca and the Magdalena sea.
Andes
What is the region between the Highlands and the Andes with low elevation, low vegetation, and is open to flooding.
Llanos
What are four crops in South America?
rice, coffee, bananas, and sugarcane
Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Columbia are a part of what?
The Republic of Gran Colombia
What is Columbia's capitol?
Bogotá
What is the name of a rare mountain formation made out of parallel ranges.
Cordillera
What is the river that is 1,600 miles long and cuts through Venezuela to the Atlantic Ocean.
Orinoco River
What are four major resources in South America?
oil, iron ore, and coal
What countries are a part of The Republic of Gran Colombia?
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
What is the name of the ring-toss game that the Chibcha invented?
Tejo
What is the Country at the Caribbean Coast that is between two other countries and it's highest point is the Guiana Highlands
Venezuela
What are two very important rivers in Venezuela that a tributes.
The Cauca and the Magdalena
_______ is a Chibcha tale called El Dorado.
Golden One
Columbia and Panama are known as....
New Granada
What is the term for a unorganized army named for their tactics?
Guerrillas
What is the highest elevation in Venezuela?
Guiana Highlands
What are the types of Forests that are very humid and thrive in Columbia?
Rain forests
What is the tribe that covered their rulers in gold dust and threw emerald objects in lakes.
Chibcha
What countries are included in New Granada?
Colombia and Panama
What's the plant that Guerrillas use to make cocaine?
Coca plant