Section 1
Which country has the highest 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
A major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire.
Cartagena
Caribbean South America’s most populous country.
Colombia
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
Major export crops.
rice, coffee, bananas, and sugarcane
The republic was created for here after independence was achieved.
The republic of Gran Colombia
The National Capital of Colombia
Bogotá
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
Major exports of Colombia
oil, iron ore, and coal
The republic for Gran Colombia included these 4 places.
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
A traditional Chibcha ring-toss game
Tejo
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
The legend of El Dorado
Golden One
This place was created after the republic ended in 1830.
New Granada
Members of an irregular military force.
Guerrillas
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 one who covered the new rulers in gold dust.
Chibcha
They were included in New Granada
Colombia and Panama
An illegal plant used to make cocaine
Coca plant