608 Q2 Flashcards
What is the meaning of Venezuela’s name?
Little Venice
What is Colombia’s capital city?
Bogota
Health care, education, and hotels are examples of what kind of industries?
Service industries
What islands are called the “Enchanted Isles”?
The Galapagos Islands
What is the highest mountain in Venezuela?
Pico Bolivar
What is Venezuela’s capital city?
Caracas
What islands have both tropical rainforests and deserts?
The Galapagos Islands
Which country has a large lake where oil was discovered?
Venezuela
What country’s largest city is Guayaquil?
Ecuador
African and Indian descent
zambo
Map Skills: Be able to label these items on a map
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, and Lake Maracaibo
the rise in prices of necessary items is called what?
Inflation
Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador make up the region known as what?
Gran Colombia
“mother grain”
quinoa
“Republic of the Sky”
Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands, Costa, Sierra, Oriente are found in what country?
Ecuador
“Land of the Incas”
Ecuador
What is home to many interesting animals?
The Galapagos Islands
What South American city has the highest average temperature?
Maracaibo
What country has the world’s highest waterfalls?
Venezuela
The Republics of the Sky got their name from what?
The elevation of the land
Oil wells were drilled in what two countries?
Venezuela and Ecuador
Serious discrimination between four people groups is found in what country?
Ecuador
The Maracaibo Basin, Andean Highlands, Llanos, and Guiana Highlands are found in what country?
Venezuela
What is Ecuador’s capital city?
Quito
Ecuador’s “City of the Dead” is called
Guayaquil
shack in the poor part of Caracas
rancho
a shack community in Caracas
barrio
The discovery of oil and drilling oil wells did what for Venezuela?
Increased its wealth and population
A venezuelan cowboy
llanero
