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1
A dictator in a new nation that owns all the land and controls the government.
Maroon
Caudillos
Cordilleras
Medellin
2
There are four climate types in Car. S.A.; Tropical Wet, Tropical Wet and Dry, Arid, and _____.
Savanna
Maritime
Rain Forest
Arid Desert
3
Venezuela's major source of income comes from what natural resource found in Lake Maracaibo?
Sugar
Oil
Coffee Beans
Bananas
4
In Colombia, ___ of the population lives in the Andes Mts.
80%
50%
10%
70%
5
Oil processing has caused ____ in Venezuela to become the most polluted area in the region.
Llanos Plains
Andes Mountains
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Magdalena
6
The Andes Mts. split into 3 mountain ranges called?
El Dorado
Cordilleras
Highlands
Caudillos
7
The descendants of the Africans who fled slavery in the Car. S.A. region into the rain forest?
Paramilitaries
Maroons
Orinocoans
Mestizos
8
The Spanish forced the natives to work in the ______ mines and coastal plantations.
Coffee
Copper
Silver
Gold
9
What is the longest river in the Caribbean South America Region?
Cauca River
Magdalena River
Orinoco River
Llanos River
10
Which country can you find these three large cities, Bogota, Medellin, and Cali?
Suriname
Venezuela
Colombia
Guyana
11
Colombians are only able to farm ___ of their land.
5%
50%
2%
20%
12
Democracy in which people elect representatives to make the nation's laws.
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Independent Democracy
Socialism
13
Which country did the British have control of in South America?
Guyana
Suriname
French Guiana
Colombia
14
Effect of the worldwide demand for wood?
Reclamation
Democracy
Deforestation
Desertification
15
In the tropical regions with many destructive ___, farmers are forced to use pesticides.
Snakes
Fish
Insects
Birds
16
President _____ helped nationalize Venezuela.
Alvaro Uribe Velez
Antonio Banderas
Hugo Chavez
Carlos Perez
17
Who helped Venezuela achieve independence?
Antonio Banderas
Carlos Perez
Hugo Chavez
Simon Bolivar
18
When the natives intermarried with Europeans, their descendants are known as ___.
Cudillos
Maroons
Dutch
Mestizos
19
Lowlands to the east of the Andes Mountains?
Maracaibo
Orinoco Delta
Caracas
Llanos
20
Sculpting the hillside into different levels for crops is___?
Hillside Farming
Sculpted Farming
Terraced Farming
Potato Farming