Colombia

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/colombia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Colombia?Northwestern South America, with coastlines on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
2. How many people live in Colombia?Approximately 52 million inhabitants
3. How big is Colombia?1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi)
4. What is the capital of Colombia?Bogotá
5. What language do people speak in Colombia?Spanish (official); recognized regional languages include Creole and English
6. What is the biodiversity?Highest biodiversity per square mile globally; second highest overall

Megadiverse Country: A nation that harbors the majority of Earth's species and high numbers of endemic organisms.
Viceroyalty: A territory ruled by a viceroy, acting as the king's representative in a colony.
Endemic Species: A species native and restricted to a certain place, found nowhere else in the world.