Colombia Country Study

Description

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS COLOMBIA COUNTRY STUDY

• Recommended for: Grades 6-9
• Lesson Duration: 2-3 lessons (about 100-150 minutes total; can be shortened by removing some slides)
• Formats: PPT or Google Slides; PDF activities
• Editable: All text in all parts is editable.

HOW OFTEN IS THIS COLOMBIA COUNTRY STUDY UPDATED?

Geographical and political information can change quickly and without warning. Most information in the Colombia Country Study is unlikely to change frequently, but you never know! I will update the information periodically, but you can edit the information in the Colombia presentation as needed.

The information in this Colombia Country Study was last updated on September 8, 2024. Once you buy it, all future updates are free. Just redownload the file from TPT to get the update.

THIS COLOMBIA COUNTRY STUDY INCLUDES:

• PPT and Google Slides presentation about Colombia
• 41 slides with full-color photos and maps
• 3 printable PDF activities (3 pages, editable)
• all answer keys (4 pages, editable)

PRINTABLE COLOMBIA ACTIVITIES

• 1-page Colombia at-a-glance fill-in activity
• Colombia crossword (includes large print version)
• “What’s Your Colombia IQ?”- trivia/research questions
• answer keys for all activities (4 pages)
• all text is editable

THIS COLOMBIA COUNTRY STUDY INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT:

• Colombia location on a map of South America and the world
• Land and ocean borders
• Colombia flag
• What can you discern from this map of Colombia? (students can identify country borders, water borders, and capital city on the map)
• capital city
• Spanish colonization; war for independence
• Gran Colombia
• climate
• biodiversity
• economy – poverty, wealth inequality, currency, main exports and industries
• education – literacy rate, compulsory schooling
• religion
• healthcare – common mosquito-borne diseases; healthcare quality
• landforms – volcanoes, Andes mountains, Amazon rainforest, deserts, coastlines, Playa Rosada
• food – bandeja paisa (Colombian food platter)
• sports
• Colombian artist – Fernando Botero
• things to do
• official languages
• government & president (as of September 2024)
• Colombia today – drug manufacture and trafficking, high poverty, National Liberation Army (ELN)
• What is the ELN?
• Colombia corruption on the Corruption Perceptions Index (most recent year = 2023)
• “Do you remember…?” questions – These are recall-style questions for reviewing periodically during the Colombia presentation.
• Discussion question slide at the end of the presentation asks students why they would or would not want to visit Colombia.

HOMESCHOOLING PARENT?

My Country Studies are great for homeschool! I used them with my homeschooled 7th and 9th grade boys just a few years ago. We studied a different country each week, and they loved them and learned a TON!

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I take great pride in creating resources that are of the highest quality. I also update my resources regularly to ensure currency and best practices for 21st Century libraries and classrooms.

This Colombia Country Study was last updated on September 8, 2024.

If you have a question or want to request an activity, please feel free to email me directly at ge**************@*********ts.net. I also respond to TPT questions quickly.

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