1. La Vaca By: July Herrera Michelle Drada Valentina Gomez Hermes Noguera

3. Physical Characteristics Mountains –Andes Mts. Plains –Llanos Forests –Amazon Lakes –Lake Maracaibo Rivers –Ubre –Leche Deserts –Guajira

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7. Climate Humid Tropical –Warm and rainy year- round –Day: 90º-95º F –Night: 65º-70º F Highland –Greatly varied temps. –Precipitation amounts over short distances as elevations changes Tropical Savanna –Warm all year –Rainy and dry summers –Summers Day: 90º F Night: 70º F –Winter Day: 75º-80º F Night: 55º Steppe –Semiarid –Hot summers → cool winters

9. Government President –Enrique Uribe Vice President –Vladimir Velasco Democratic –Of or for the people in general –Social equality

11. Education Kindergarten to 11 th grade Very advanced education Grading scale: from 0 to 20 School year begins from January to November

12. Culture Holidays –Carnival: Sunday before holy week –Holy week –Independence day: October 31 –Christmas: December 25 –Día de la vaca loca: January 17 –La semana del Mooish (Week of the Mooish): Week after independence day

13. Food Meat Arepas Empanadas Tamales Pastries: –3 leches –Cheesecake Cachitos Ayaca Pan de queso Buñuelos Tequeños/ Tequeñones

14. Music **Reggaeton** Merenge Salsa Cumbia Tambores

15. Customs One day a week only dairy food Party every Friday Drinking age 15 Club age 15 Driving age 16 Pray for cows before dinner

16. Transportation Taxi’s –Main transportation Collective Buses –Smaller buses Buses –Second main transportation Subway –Underground trains **The price for a gallon of gas is cheaper**

17. Sports Soccer –Most popular sport –You learn it when you’re young Baseball Basketball Volleyball

18. Have a great day! Mrs. Vaca LocaMr. Vaca Loca