B. unit 3 Q.2 Flashcards
Gold Museum of Bogota
exhibits gold treasures
Between the mountain ridges of Colombia are
fertile valleys
colonial days of Colombia
Indians worked for no pay
Ruanas are usually made of
cotton or wool
Today, the government of Colombia is a
democracy
Bolivar drove out the Spanish armies with the help of
Santander
The present capital of Brazil is Belem
False
Colombia has rid itself of most slums.
False
Ancient events have no interest to the present-day people of Colombia
False
bank that makes small loans
CAJA
first airline in Americas
Air Avianca
zoo animals
Leticia
walled city
Cartagena
textiles
Medellin
discovered Brazil
Cabral
Great Liberator
Bolivar
Two reasons why Bolivar was an unpopular leader
he was a tyrant
he was not in the country frequently
Colombia solved the problem of friction between two political parties
- alternating four-year terms between parties
- dividing the offices equally between the two parties
The official language of Colombia is:
Spanish
The river that divides the west ridge of mountains from the central ridge
Cauca River
Above 3,000 feet to 7,000 feet, the principal crop in Colombia is ___________
coffee
Panama separates the Caribbean Sea from the __________ Ocean.
Pacific
A dictator has __________ authority.
absolute
A junta is a council of
citizens
