Colombia Country Study – Spanish Speaking Countries – South America

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This Colombia Country Study is presented entirely in English, but it can be a valuable resource for learning about Spanish-speaking countries and South America. Includes information about Colombian people, landmarks, economy, education, and more.

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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
  • What’s editable: All text in the presentation is editable.
  • What’s NOT editable: PDF worksheets, answer keys, images in presentation

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 presentation as needed.

The information in this Colombia Country Study was last updated on May 11, 2023. 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 Costa Rica
  • 35 slides with full-color photos and maps
  • 3 printable PDF activities (3 pages, not editable)
  • all answer keys (4 pages, not editable)

PRINTABLE COLOMBIA ACTIVITIES

  • 1-page Colombia at-a-glance fill-in activity
  • Colombia crossword
  • “What’s Your Colombia IQ?”- trivia/research questions
  • answer keys for all activities (4 pages)
  • printable activities are not 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 May 2023)
  • 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 = 2022)
  • “Do you remember…?” questions – These are recall-style questions for reviewing periodically during the 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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