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WorksheetsColombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ____________________ is a region of plains that lies between the Andes and the Guiana Highlands.
a)
Llanos
b)
Andes
c)
cordillera
d)
Lake Maracaibo
2.
____________________ is the capital of Colombia and is located in the eastern Andes.
a)
Bogota
b)
Caracas
c)
Cartagena
d)
Llanos
3.
Ranchers, called ____________________, are cowboys who live and work on the grasslands of Venezuela.
a)
llaneros
b)
cordilleras
c)
tepuis
d)
tejos
4.
In 2004, Venezuelans opposed to President Chavez called for a ____________________, a vote that would remove him from office.
a)
referendum
b)
strike
c)
guerilla
d)
llanero
5.
The highest point in Caribbean South America is located in western Colombia in the ____________________.
a)
Andes
b)
Guiana Highlands
c)
Llanos
d)
Lake Maracaibo
6.
____________________ have seized land from local farmers in Colombia and use it to illegally grow and sell the coca plant.
a)
guerrillas
b)
llaneros
c)
tepuis
d)
tejos
7.
Much of the oil in Venezuela is found in the Orinoco basin and ____________________.
a)
Lake Maracaibo
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Llanos
d)
Guiana Highlands
8.
The Andes are an example of a ____________________, or a system of mountains that is made up of roughly parallel ranges.
a)
cordillera
b)
llanero
c)
canopy
d)
refernedum
9.
When President Chavez began distributing Venezuela’s oil income equally among all citizens, millions of people went on ____________________ to protest his actions.
a)
strike
b)
referendum
c)
guerrilla
d)
llanero
10.
The Spanish used enslaved Chibcha and Africans to build a large fort and commercial port in the city of ____________________.
a)
Cartagena
b)
Bogota
c)
Caracas
d)
Llanos
11.
____________________ is the capital of Venezuela and is the country’s economic and cultural center.
a)
Caracas
b)
Bogota
c)
Cartagena
d)
Orinoco
12.
The ____________________ are a series of high plateaus stretching from Venezuela to Suriname.
a)
Guiana Highlands
b)
cordillera
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Llanos
13.
The ____________________ is the longest in the region and flows through much of Venezuela before it empties into the Caribbean Sea.
a)
Orinoco River
b)
Lake Maracaibo
c)
Angel Falls
d)
Llanos
14.
Who were the earliest known people to live in Colombia?
a)
Chibcha
b)
Spanish
c)
Maya
d)
French
15.
Which resource was an important part of the Chibcha culture?
a)
gold
b)
oil
c)
silver
d)
corn
16.
Which European country colonized Suriname?
a)
the Netherlands
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
17.
One of the major arguments that the Colombian people had following their independence was the role that the __________ would have in their government and education.
a)
Spanish government
b)
Catholic church
c)
landowners
d)
Chibcha
18.
Which country is a member of the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Suriname
d)
French Guiana
19.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's…
a)
highest waterfall
b)
most visited waterfall
c)
oldest waterfall
d)
widest waterfall
20.
What was the result of the Venezuelan referendum in 2004?
a)
Hugo Chavez was removed from office
b)
The people of Venezuela approved a new constitution
c)
The people of Venezuela went on strike
d)
Hugo Chavez remained in office
21.
The trees in Colombia's rain forest form a __________ which prevents most of the sunlight from reaching the ground.
a)
canopy
b)
tepuis
c)
tejo
d)
basin
22.
Most of the people of Colombia are _________, practice the __________ religion and speak __________.
a)
mestizo; Catholic; Spanish
b)
Spanish; Muslim; English
c)
Indian; Catholic; French
d)
mestizo; Jewish; Spanish
23.
Which of the following is Colombia's main agricultural export?
a)
coffee
b)
oil
c)
gold
d)
bananas
24.
Which country in Caribbean South America is purple on this map?
a)
Colombia
b)
Guyana
c)
French Guiana
d)
Venezuela
25.
Which country in Caribbean South America is yellow on this map?
a)
Suriname
b)
Guyana
c)
French Guiana
d)
Venezuela
26.
Which country in Caribbean South America is gray on this map?
a)
Colombia
b)
Guyana
c)
French Guiana
d)
Venezuela
27.
Which country in Caribbean South America is pink on this map?
a)
Colombia
b)
Guyana
c)
French Guiana
d)
Suriname
28.
Which country in Caribbean South America is light green on this map?
a)
Colombia
b)
Guyana
c)
Suriname
d)
Venezuela
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