Quizlet Columbia - Chapter 23 Section 1

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  1. Campesinos: Latin American farmer or farm laborer.
  2. Cash crop: Crop grown to be sold for export.
  3. Columbia is the number one source of what?: Emeralds.
  4. Cordillera: Group of mountain ranges that run side by side.
  5. Describe the latest civil war.: It has lasted more than 35 years and left 100,000 dead.
  6. How large is Columbia?: Almost three times larger than Montana.
  7. How many revolts and civil wars has Columbia suffered through?: More than 50 revolts and 8 civil wars.
  8. Mestizos: Person with mixed European and Native American ancestry.
  9. What are nearly all Columbians?: Mestizos.
  10. What has created a lot of trouble in Columbia?: A wide gap between the rich and the poor.
  11. What is the capital of Columbia?: Bogotá
  12. What is the cash crop of Columbia?: Coffee
  13. What mineral does Columbia have more of than any other country in South America?: Coal.
  14. What resource does Columbia have much of?: Petroleum reserves in the lowlands.
  15. Where do most of Columbia's people live?: In the valleys and highland plateaus of the Andes.
  16. Who became a major force in Columbia?: Drug dealers in the 1980's.
  17. Who is Columbia named after?: The explorer Christopher Columbus.