Plan Colombia was only supposed to last ______ years, but was renewed in 2006.
6
200
After independence from Spain, Panama and Colombia joined together (with other countries) to form __________.
Gran Colombia
300
Name 2 countries that border Colombia
Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
300
Panama is a(n) ______________ = a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
Isthmus
300
What US president wanted to take over the canal?
Teddy Roosevelt
300
What was the goal of Plan Colombia
Reduce production, cultivation, and distribution of narcotics by 50%
300
What is the name of the Colombian author that won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
400
Colombia is the ____ largest country in South America.
4th
400
What is the climate of Panama like? (i.e. cold & dry, cold & humid, etc.)
Hot and humid
400
When was the Panama Canal finished?
1914
400
What was the money given in Plan Colombia intended for?
ONLY the fight against drugs, not insurgents
400
What currency does Panama use?
The US $
500
T/F- Colombia has 4 seasons (winter, summer, spring, fall).
-Explain
F- Colombia does not experience distinct seasons because of their proximity to the equator.
500
Ornithology is the study of _____, a popular past-time in Panama.
birds
500
Prior to the canal, ships would travel around the tip of South America (called __________) adding up to 6 months of additional travel.
Cape Horn
500
What is the main difference between an insurgency and a drug cartel?
When the leader of an insurgency dies, they can not be replaced and the insurgency ends.
When the leader of a drug cartel dies, they are replaced and the cartel grows (increased violence).
500
In 1993, Pablo Escobar died. Who was he?
He was a notorious and wealthy Colombian drug lord and a cocaine trafficker.