Caribbean South America and Colombia

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

1. Physical features 2

2. Wildlife 23. Climate and Vegetation 2

4. Resources 2

COLOMBIA

History

The Chibchas

Spanish Conquest

independence

COLOMBIA TODAY

People and culture

Economy

Civil war

Colombia before and after

conquest

VENEZUELA

Time line

Before and after inde-pendence

GUIANAS

Guyana

Suriname

French Guiana

CARIBBEANSOUTH

AMERICA


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PHYSICAL FEATURES:

The geography of this region includes rugged,

and plains drained by huge river systems.

CLIMATE:

Caribbean South America location near

the equator means that most of the

region has warm temperatures.

WILFDLIFE:

This region is the home for some remarkable ani-

mal species like: the snakes, the ocelots, croco-

diles, piranhas, toucans, jaguars, ocelots and sev-

eral species of monkeys.

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VEGETATION:

In this area of South America you can

see important vegetation like llanos and

rain forest.

RESOURCES:

Good soil and moderate climates help

make most of Caribbean south America

major crops, include rice, coffee, ba-nanas, and sugarcane.

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SPANISH CONQUEST

In about 1500 Spanish explorers

arrived on the Caribbean coast ofSouth America. By the 1600sSpaniards and their

descendendants had set up large

estates in Colombia.

THE CHIBCHAS

Have you heard of the legend of

EL DORADO. That legend about a

land rich in gold was inpired byChibcahas culture in Colombia.

The Chibchas covered their new

new rulers in gold dust.


INDEPENDENCE:

In the late 1500 people in

Central America began

struggling for independ-

ence from Spain. In 1830

the republic dissolved, and

New Granada, which include

Colombia and Panama, wascreated

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COLOMBIA TODAY:

Colombia is Caribbean South Amer-

icas most populous country. The na-

tional capital is Bogota, a city

located high in the eastern

Andes.

PEOPLE:

Most Colombians lives in the fer-

tile valleys and river basins amongthe mountain ranges, were climate

is moderate and good for farming.

CULTURE:

MUSICAL Traditional African songs and dances on the Caribbean coast and South AmericaIndian music in remote areas of the Andes.

SPORTS Soccer, as well as a traditional Chibcha ring toss game called TEJO

RELIGION Primarily Roman Catholicism

LANGUAGE Spanish.


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ECONOMY:

In Colombia the most important base of econ-omy is the productionand sale ofcoffee other major export crops include bananas, sugarcanes and cot-ton. Many farms in Colombia produce flowers are

exported around the world.

CIVIL WAR:

Civil war is a major problem in Colombia today.

Many different groups have waged govern-

ment for example: FARCK PARAMILITARES

LN19 and GERRIYA

COLOMBIA BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPANISH CONQUEST

People al-

ways have a

way of com-

munication

LANGUAGE

People communicated with

native language

People wrote symbols

People communicated

with Spanish lan-

guage.

People wrote with

leters.


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People have many gods

for example sun.

The people offered

many sacrifices to their

gods

The peo-

ple has

god

People have a god his

name is Jesus.

People have catholic

religion.

RELIGION

In Colombia lived native

cultures like THE CIB-

CHA.

People had trueque.

The peo-

ple have

g o v e r n -

ment.

When the Spanish ar-

rived in the country,

people mixed and form

new groups like matzos

and mulatoes.

People use money for

buying an selling.

PEOPLE


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VENEZUELA


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VENEZUELA BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPANISH CONQUEST

ECONOMY

The people interchange

their crops.

The people didn't use

money for paying.

People have

had a way

for surviv-

ing.

Pe o p l e s e l l a n d

buy things.

The people have money

for paying.

People had a king or a

emperor.

People were sacrificed

if they criticized the

King or the emperor.

They have

government

People have president.

People are judged if

they criticized the

president.

GOVERNMENT


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The GuianasThe countries of Guyana, Suri-

name, and French Guiana are to-gether known as the Guianas.

Dense tropical rain forests cover

much of this region, which lies

east of Venezuela.

GUAYANAGuyana comes from a South America

Indian word that means land of wa-

ters. The capital is Georgetown. All

of Guyanas agricultural lands are lo-

cated on the flat fertile plains.

Guyana's most important agriculturalproducts are rice and sugar. The popu-

lation descend of African slaves.

The capital is Paramaribo the re-sources and economy are similar to

those of Guyana and Suriname.

SURINAME


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FRENCH GUIANA

They is a territory of French,

they are descent of Europeans,

Asians, African, and South Amer-ica Indian.. The country depend-

ents heavily on imports for its

food and energy.

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