Colombia
By: Vincent
Physical Geography
Andes Mountain Range, also lowlands occupy the area north of the Andes as far as the Caribbean Sea.
What they affect:
Their cities risk deluge from changes in Andes climate.
How the climate affects it:
It makes the cities at risk.
Government
The government affects its people in a few ways, they are allow to vote like the U.S. but other than that everything is still kinda the same.
Population
Ethnic/Racial groups: Mestizo 58%, White 20%, Mulatto 14%, Black 4%, Mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Economy
Colombia is an upper middle-income economy, and it's Latin America's fourth largest.
Major products:
Colombia's main exports are clothing, coal, nickel, gold, flowers, coffee, bananas, tropical fruits, textiles and petroleum. Petroleum making over 45% of Colombia's exports.
Contemporary Problems
Soil erosion, deforestation, preservation of its wildlife, drug trafficking, and gangs.
Future Problems they may face:
FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and population growth, are the two main ones.
Brief History
Time line:
1948: The assassination of the left-wing Mayor of Bogota, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, leads to the Bogotazo, massive urban riots.
1964: FARC was founded.
1978: Campaign against drug traffickers by President Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala.
1990: Three presidential candidates are assassinated by narco-terrorists.