Geography
What land form surrounds Bolivia?
Mountains
What type of income do the native Bolivian farmers have? (Example: low income, high income, middle income)
What is low income?
How many times has the constitution been changed?
17
What type of government does Bolivia have?
Democracy
At what age are Bolivians required to start voting for president?
18
What is happening to Bolivia's glaciers?
They are melting.
What percent of the world's tin did Bolivia produce in 1945?
What is 50% of the worlds tin?
What type of government did Bolivia struggle with from 1825-1952?
Overpowering dictators
How long is one president's term?
5 years
What rule did Bolivia make about dictators?
No dictators
Name both capitals of Bolivia.
What are La Paz and Sucre?
Why is Bolivia the poorest country in South America?
They owe a lot of money to the U.S.
When was silver discovered in Cerro, Rico Bolivia?
1545
Who is the Bolivian president?
Evo Morales
What year did Bolivia gain independence?
1825
These are two natural resources that have been major exports for Bolivia.
What are tin and silver?
32% of Bolivians are employed in this industry.
What is Agriculture?
This is the year that Bolivia gained independence from Spain.
What is 1825?
These are Bolivia's three branches of government.
What are executive, legislative, and judicial?
Many years of unstable leaders (dictators) has led Bolivia to commit to this type of government.
What is democracy?
Controversy over who would control these natural resources led to a "Gas War" in Bolivia.
What is oil and natural gas.
Bolivia's government is primarily privatized, primarily nationalized, or a mixture.
What is mixture?
In 2014, Bolivia passed a law that lowered the age at which children could begin working to this age.
What is 10?
This legislative body chooses the president if votes lead to a tie.
What is congress?
These are Bolivia's two capitals.
What are Sucre an LaPaz?