Colombia
Owen Fischl
Culture
Answer: Colombian's weather is the same year-round with no distinct seasons, and only changes from lower to higher lands.Temperatures are usually the 80's.This affects their culture by the large farms and drier Caribbean Sea in the north.Most Colombians live in the west,around valleys and rivers at the foot of the snow-topped Andes Mountains.They have a mild climate and good soil.
Geography
Answer:Colombia is considered a cordillera because the Andes run the length of the country in three ranges called the Cordillera Central,the Cordillera Oriental,and the Cordillera Occidental.Which comprise the highland core where most population lives.For example,the Cordillera Central is the highest of the Andean ranges of Colombia, rising to an average height of 10,000 feet.
Resources
Answer:Colombia depends heavily on energy and mining exports,making it vulnerable to a drop in commodity prices.Colombia is the worlds fourth largest coal exporter.This affects their everyday lives by the unemployment rate of 9.7.Also the annual level of foreign direct investment-mostly in oil and gas sectors reached a record of 16.8 billion in 2013.
History
Answer:In 1902 crisis beset the country again when the United States seized the zone where the Panama Canal was being built.After rejecting the treaty establishing American control,the Colombian government sent troops to Panama where,with American support,local forces revolted and won independence in 1903.Also,another important time in history was in the 1830s were marked by the rise of the Partido Conservador and the Partibo Liberal as the most powerful rivals in national politics.Their struggles fueled unrest throught the century and resulted in a civil war from 1899 to 1902 that left 100,000 dead and brought the Conservatives to power.