| A | B |
|---|
| Andes Mountains | reach 18,000 feet in Western Colombia |
| cordillera | mountain system of roughly parallel ranges |
| Guiana Highlands | high landforms from Guyana to Suriname |
| tepuis | flat topped mountains found in the Guiana Highlands |
| Llanos | low elevation of grasslands through Colombia and Venezuela |
| Orinoco River | snakes through Venezuela to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Angel Falls | world's highest waterfall located in Venezuela |
| rain forest | lush tropical jungle |
| coca | plant used to make illegal cocaine |
| coffee | major export of Colombia |
| oil | major resource of Colombia and Venezuela |
| Chibcha | ancient people from Colombia |
| El Dorado | the golden one in Chicha legend |
| Cartegena | major naval base and port during Spanish empire |
| Republic of Gran Colombia | formed in 1700s after indepence gained from Spain |
| New Granada | republic formed in 1830 |
| Bogota | capital of Colombia |
| mestizo | ethnic group of Spanish, African and Indian descent |
| guerillas | members of irregular military force |
| Indigo | plant used to make deep blue dye |
| Simon Bolivar | revolutionary general who helped Venezuela gain independence from Spain |
| joropo | national dance of Venezuela |
| Llaneros | Venezuelan cowboys |
| Lake Maracaibo | lake in Venezuela; rich in oil reserves |
| Caracas | capital of Venezuela |
| Hugo Chavez | President of Venezuela |
| strike | group of workers stopping work until demands are met |
| referendum | a recall vote |
| policy | rule |
| Georgetown | capital of Guyana |
| Paramaribo | capital of Suriname |
| Cayenne | capital of French Guiana |
| French Guiana | territory of FRance |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| Venezuela | only SA country to belong to OPEC |
