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Caribbean South America
Physical geography and culture of Caribbean South America
35 cards·by abiederstadt
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Capital of Suriname
Paramaribo
a type of vote
referendum
President of Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
territory of France
French Guiana
led the Venezuelan revolution against Spain
Simon Bolivar
Capital of Colombia
Bogota
major Spanish colonial naval base
Cartagena
members of an irregular military force
guerillas
people refusing to work until their demands are met
strike
Caribbean South America's longest river
Orinoco River
Most of world's _________ come from Colombia
emeralds
Meat-eating fish that live in the Orinoco River
piranha
Lake ____________ is rich in oil resources.
Maraacaibo
_____________, or cowboys, herd cattle on the ranches of Venezuela.
llaneros
The Andes form a __________, a mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges.
cordillera
About 80 percent of Colombia's _________ are shipped to the United States.
flowers
Venezuela's capital and the economic and cultural center of the country.
Caracas
The republic of ___________ included Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
Gran Colombia
What bodies of water make up Colombia's borders?
Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Putumayo River
Crops grown in the region include
coffee, bananas, sugar, rice
The main goal of the Colombian guerillas is
to overthrow the government
What country was the home of the Chibcha before the Spanish arrived?
Colombia
The countries in Caribbean South America that export oil are
Venezuela and Colombia
In what year did Venezuela officially become independent of Spain?
1830
The legendary land, rich in gold, inspired by the Chibcha culture is called
El Dorado
Which country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Venezuela
Which countries include part of the Guiana Highlands?
Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname
What is the world's highest waterfall?
Angel Falls
What killed thousands of Colombians in the 1800s and 1900s?
Outbreaks of violence (civil war)
Why is the Orinoco River important?
longest river in region/drains the plains and highlands
Between the Guiana Highlands and the Andes is a flat grassland called
llanos
In the colony of Venezuela, one of the chief crops was
indigo
Which of the following best describes Venezuela in the 1800s?
It went through a series of dictatorships and civil wars
What happened when oil was first discovered in Venezuela?
leaders kept the money for themselves
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) tries to
control world oil production and keep oil prices from falling low