8.3 the Countries of Caribbean South America

8.3 The Countries of Caribbean South America Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana (194-199) Venezuela 1. Spanish Settlement and Colonial Rule a. The Spanish came to Venezuela hoping to find ______so they forced the native Indians to search for these treasures. b. When there was no gold or pearls they turned to agriculture and grew indigo which is a ______. . Why did many of the Indians die? Who did the Spanish get to replace the Indians? 2. Independence and Self-Rule a. ______helped lead the fight against Spanish rule in Venezuela. . Bolivar is known as the “______of South America”. . He helped win Venezuelan independence from Spain in ______.

b. Describe the problems Venezuela faced throughout the 1800s.

3. People and Culture a. The majority of Venezuelans are of mixed ______and ______descent. . People of European descent live in the ______. . People of African descent live along the ______. b. Most Venezuelans are ______-speaking ______.

4. Venezuela Today a. Agriculture and Ranching – . Northern Venezuela has some small ______farms as well as large ______farms. . Llaneros – or Venezuelan ______– herd cattle on the many ranches of the ______region.

b. Economy and Natural Resources . In the 1960s Venezuela began earning money from ______. . The ______and ______are rich in oil. . Venezuela is the only South American member of the ______(OPEC). 1. What does OPEC try to do?

c. ______is Venezuela’s capital.

5. Government a. After years of being ruled by military ______, the people elected their first ______in 1959. . In 2002 Venezuela’s president, ______, started to distribute the country’s oil income ______among all Venezuelans. . Millions of Venezuelans went on strike to protest the president’s actions as well as a failing ______. What is a strike?

b. Many Venezuelans opposed to President Chavez called for a referendum or ______.

The Guianas

1. The Guiana’s contain the countries of ______.

Guyana

1. About ______of the country’s population lives in ______, the capital. a. Most of Guyana’s farmland is located along the ______. b. Guyana’s most important crops are ______and ______.

2. Where are about half of Guyana’s people from?

Suriname

1. What cultures make up the population of Suriname?

2. The capital, ______, is home to nearly half of the country’s population.

French Guiana

1. French Guiana is a territory of ______and sends representatives to the government in ______. a. Most of the people live in ______and about two-thirds are from ______descent.