Colombia

Caribbean south Amrica

Physical Features
Caribbean south Amrica Physical Features Widlife Climate and vegetation Resources Colombia History The Chibcha Spanish conquest Independence Colombia today People and culture Economy Civil war Religion People Languaje Venezuela Time line Economy goverment Guianas Guayana Suriname French Guiana

Quito 25 de enero 2011

You can see on the map ,the geography of this regin includes rugged. Mountains highlands and plains drained by huge river systems

Widlife
Caribbean South America is home to some remearkable widlife..For Example,hundreds of birds species,meat-eating fish called Piranhas,and crocodiles live in or around the Orinoco River

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Caribbean south Amrica

Climate
Caribbean South Americas Location near the equator means that most of the regin has warm temperatures year-round.How ever,temperatures do vary with elevation.

Vegetation
The vegetation is so dense that sunlight barely shines througth to the jungle floor

Resources
The Resources is: Rice,coffe,bananas ,and sugarcane.In addition,the regin has other valuable

Resources such as: Oil,iron,ore and coal .Both Venezuela and Colombia

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Colombia
History
Colombias history begins with these people. It also includes conquest by Spain and,later,independence.

The chibacha
The Chibcha culture covered their new rulers in gold dust.Then they took each ruler to a lake to wash the gold off.As the new ruler washed,theChibacha threw gold and enerald objects into the wter.

Spanish Conquest

In about 1500 Spanish explorers arrived on the Caribbean coast of Shout America.The Spaniards wanted to expand Spains NEW EMPIRE. In doing so , the Spanish conquered the Chibcha and seized much of thieir Treasure .Soon after climing land for themselves,the Spaniards founded a colony and cities along the Caribbean coast.

Independence
In the late 1700S people in Central South America began struggling for Independence from Spain. In1830 the republic dissolved ,and New Granada wich included Colombia and Panama,was created. After independence two different groups of colombias debated over how Colombia should be run . 1800S AND 19900S killed thousands. Part of the problema had to do with isolated people in one region from anote region

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Colombia
Colombia is Caribbean South Americas most populous country.The national capital is Bogota a city located high in the Eastern Andes

People and Culture

Most Colombias live in the frtiles valeys and River bsig amona the mountain ranges where the climate is moderate and good for farming.Rivers such as the Cauca and Magdalena.

Colombia culture is an interesting mix of influences : Music.-Traditional African songs and dances on the Caribbean coast. Sports.-Soccer as well as a traditional the Chibcha ring toss gane callad tejo Religion.-Primarily Roman Catholicism Official Languaje:-Spanich Etnnic groups :_ 58 percent mestizo also Spanich African and indian descent

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Economy
Colombiaas economy relies on several valuable resoureces Rich Soil steep slopes and tell shade tres produce worldfamous . Colombia coffe .Other major export crops include bananas ,sugarcane,and cotton.

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Civil War

Civil war is a major problem in Colombia today.Many different groups have waged war with each other and with Colombias government . One of these groups is an army of guerrilas or members of an irregular military force .these guerrilas want to overthrow the goverment. The Guerrilas as well as other militant groups have forced farmers off their landa and caused thousands of Colombianas to flee the country

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Religion
Before After

People worshiped many Gods They offered sacrifices to the Gods.

People belive in someone who help then

People worship a god

For example : The human blood

People today visit the church one day of week and offer the god flowers and candles

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People
Before After

People were Indian.

People a social struc ture

People mixed and form Mestizos .

The Emperor was the principal person in a culture .

The People were governed by a the Spanish .

LANGUAGE
Before After

People spoke native Languages

People speak Spanish

People always have a way for communication

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Economy
Before After

Economy was based on agriculture.

The People produce for their king or the emperor.

People in Venezuela have used the agriculture as the base of economy

Economy in Venezuela based in oil production and exportation. The People produce for themselves.

Government

Before

After

The King and the Emperor managed the empire.

The president and the King or the emperor manage the country

The president manages the country.

The people in the highest position elected the King or the emperor.

People elect the president .

The Guianas

The countries of Guayana ,Suriname,and french .Guiana are together know as the Guianas has a dense tropical rain forest cover much of this regin wich lies east of Venezuela.

Guayana
Nearly all of Guyana's agricultural lands are located on the flat fertile plains along coast. Guyana's most important agricultural products are rice and sugar . Guyana's population is diverse .About Half of its people are descend from people who migrated to Guyana's from India.

Most Guyanese today farm small plots of land or run small businesses.

Suriname
Like guayana ,Suriname has a diverse population. The Countrys population includes South Asianas ,Africans Chinese Indonesians and Creoles People of mixed heritage.

French Guiana
French Guianas 190,000 people live mostly in coastal reas. Other groups include europeans ans Asians and South American Indians . The country depend heaviliy on imports for its food and energy