The SA Vocab Test

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Mountains on Colombia's west side

Back

Andes Mts.

Front

Mountain system of roughly parallel ranges

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cordillera

Front

Plateaus from Venezuela to Suriname

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Guiana highlands

Front

Plains region between highlands and Andes

Back

llanos

Front

Longest river in the region flowing through Venezuela to the Atlantic.

Back

Orinoco river

Front

Major Caribbean naval base and port during the Spanish empire.

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Cartagena

Front

Capital of Colombia in the eastern mountains

Back

Bogota

Front

Members of an irregular military force

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guerrillas

Front

Venezuela cowboys

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llaneros

Front

A lake near the Caribbean rich in oil deposits.

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Lake Maracaibo