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