These mountains run down the west coast of South America
What are the Andes?
100
This is the official language of Colombia, brought by the conquistadors in the 16th Century.
What is Spanish?
100
Venezuela exports billions of barrels of this nonrenewable resource yearly.
What is oil?
100
This country is technically part of France.
What is French Guiana?
100
Many countries in the world are interested in the outcome of the Colombian Civil War for this reason.
What is hoping it will reduce the supply of cocaine?
200
These are the tallest waterfalls in the world.
What are Angel Falls?
200
These early inhabitants of Colombia dusted their leaders with gold, then had them rinse of in a lake.
What are the Chibcha?
200
This river is the biggest in the Caribbean South America.
What is the Orinoco River?
200
1/3 of this country's population lives in the capital of Georgetown.
What is Guyana?
200
This was held in 2004 in Venezuela. It's a recall vote.
What is a referendum?
300
These low lying plains in Colombia and Venezuela are prone to flooding.
What are Los Llanos?
300
Colombia has been in the midst of this for over 40 years.
What is a Civil War?
300
This Venezuelan born man helped many countries in South America win their independence from Spain.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
300
The population of these two countries is very diverse and has includes Indian and African heritage.
What are Guyana and Suriname?
300
The people of Venezuela and Colombia largely practice this religion.
What is Roman Catholicism?
400
This a mountain system made of parallel mountain ranges.
What is a cordillera?
400
These four crops are grown in Colombia due to the rich soil and warm climate.
What are coffee, cotton, bananas, sugar cane, and coca leaf.
400
These are Venezuelan cowboys who herd cattle on the plains.
Who are llaneros?
400
Large parts of the Guianas are covered by this type of vegetation, which makes sense considering how close they are to the Equator and the Amazon River Basin.
What is tropical rain forest?
400
Cartagena is a major port city that dates back to colonial times in this country.
What is Colombia?
500
These are the highest point in Venezuela and stretch into Guyana and Suriname.
What are the Guiana Highlands?
500
These two countries are helping the Colombian government in peace talks with the rebel groups.
What are Cuba and Venezuela?
500
This man was president in the 2000s, even staying in office through a referendum.
Who is Hugo Chavez?
500
This territory is heavily dependent on imports for food and for energy.
What is French Guiana?
500
Venezuela's oil reserves tend to be located near what?
What are bodies of water, or Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco River?