Columbia Study Guide (Spanish)
Medellin
A city in the Andes Mountains
Caribbean coast, Grassland plains, Andes Mountains, Amazon Rainforest and Pacific coast
Colombia's land consists of five geographic regions
for about 20,000
Columbia has been inhabited for how many years?
South America
Columbia is a country in the northwest of where?
South America
Columbia is the second most populous country where?
coffee
Columbia is the world's third largest producer of what?
mixed Spanish and Native Americans (known as mestizos)
Nearly half of the population consists of what types of people?
coffee beams, exotic fruits, bananas, and flowers.
Since the country has a good climate what are some crops they can grow?
Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera Occidental, and Cordillera Central
The Colombian part of the Andes Mountains consist of three pars
flat and consists of grasslands and rainforests
The eastern portion of the country is mostly what?
the Andes Mountains
The western part of the country is dominated by what?
the New Kingdom of Granada
What did the Spanish created?
Guaviare
What divides the Orinoco Grasslands and the Amazon Basin
Bogota
What is the capital of Columbia?
Cristobal colon and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
What is the highest point in Colombia and it's a part of the...
Service industry
What is the largest sector of the Colombian economy.
Cacua and Madalgena
What two rivers separate the three Colombian cordilleras.
peso
What type of currency do they use?
Christopher Columbus
Who is Columbia named after?
The House of Representatives and Senates
Who is responsible for making laws and overseeing the government?
The Spanish
Who mined gold and other valuables to ship back to Spain?
Venezula, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama
What countries borders Columbia?
oil, copper, and emeralds
What are some of Columbia's natural resources?
toucans, tapirs, monkeys, jaguars, caimans, and condors.
What are the different animals species that are in Columbia?
banking, transport, retail, and government work.
What are the most important services?
swamps, arid grasslands, and tropical rainforests
What are the natural region features in Columbia?
Manufacturing and agriculture
What are two other important sectors in Columbia?