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Llanos
What is the grasslands of Venezuela and Colombia called?
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Tierra Helada
What is the highest zone?
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The French
What country tried to build it first?
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The Chibcha
Who were the first people to settle in Colombia?
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Oil
What is the major resource in both Colombia and Venezuela?
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Andes Mountains
Which are higher? The Andes Mountains or the Guiana Highlands
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Tierra Caliente
What is the lowest zone?
200
The United States
What country completed the Panama Canal?
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Spain
What country did Venezuela gain its independence from?
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Simon Bolivar
Who led Venezuela's revolt against Spain?
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Tropical Savanna
What type of climate does the Llanos have?
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10,000-16,000 feet
What is Paramo's elevation?
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The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
What two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
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They made them work
How did the Spanish change the Chibcha people?
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Orinoco River
What is the region's longest river?
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West Colombia
Where are the Andes located?
400
Temperature Country
What does Tierra Templada mean?
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So ships can get from the Atlantic to the Pacific or Pacific to Atlantic faster
Why did they build the Panama Canal?
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Gold and Treasure
What did the Spanish settlers hope to find in Venezuela?
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They would cover them in gold dust then take them to the river to wash the gold off
What did the Chibcha people do to their king?
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It gets colder because the elevation rises
In the Andes how does the temperature change with elevation?
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None
What crops does Tierra Helada have?
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Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the president when it was completed?
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Gran Colombia dissolved
How was Colombia created?
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Because of the fertile soil
Why do most Colombians live in fertile valleys and river basins?