- 1. What is the Tatacoa Desert in relation to Colombia's arid zones?
A) Largest
B) Second largest
C) Third largest
D) Smallest
- 2. Approximately how many square kilometers does the Tatacoa Desert cover?
A) Less than 100
B) Exactly 50
C) Exactly 1000
D) More than 330
- 3. In which Colombian department is the Tatacoa Desert located?
A) Huila
B) Antioquia
C) Tolima
D) Bolívar
- 4. What is the color of the Los Hoyos area in the Tatacoa Desert?
A) Gray
B) Ochre
C) Red
D) Green
- 5. What is the color of the Cuzco area in the Tatacoa Desert?
A) Black
B) White
C) Gray
D) Ochre
- 6. Who named the region 'Valley of Sorrows' in 1538?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Simón Bolívar
C) Francisco Pizarro
D) Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
- 7. What is the actual classification of the Tatacoa Desert ecosystem?
A) Tropical dry forest
B) Tundra
C) Rainforest
D) Barren desert
- 8. What does the name 'Tatacoa' refer to according to the Spanish?
A) Cacti
B) Rattlesnakes
C) Dry soil
D) Scorpions
- 9. Which town is the Tatacoa Desert located around?
A) Bogotá
B) Natagaima
C) Neiva
D) Villavieja
- 10. What geological feature creates the labyrinthine gullies in the desert?
A) Clay surfaces
B) Sand dunes
C) Volcanic ash
D) Granite rocks
- 11. How deep can the vertical roots of plants in the Tatacoa Desert grow?
A) 15 meters
B) 50 meters
C) 5 meters
D) 30 meters
- 12. How long can the horizontal roots of plants in the Tatacoa Desert grow?
A) 30 meters
B) 5 meters
C) 10 meters
D) 15 meters
- 13. For what scientific activity is the Tatacoa Desert ideal?
A) Astronomy
B) Glaciology
C) Marine biology
D) Volcanology
- 14. What fossils can be found in the Tatacoa Desert region?
A) Only dinosaur bones
B) The region is a rich deposit of fossils
C) It has no fossil deposits
D) Only marine mammal fossils
- 15. During which period was the Tatacoa region wetter than it is today?
A) Tertiary Period
B) Jurassic Period
C) Quaternary Period
D) Cretaceous Period
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