Describe important characteristics of Colombian natural regions.

3. What a region is?
A region is a part of a territory
characterized by its weather, flora,
fauna, costumes etc.
In Colombia the cultural and natural
diversity is expresed by its regions.

4. Colombia natural regions
Caribbean
Pacific
Orinoquia
Amazon Andean

5. Classwork: locate the natural regions
in the map.

6. Watch the video and write
some important ideas about
the natural regions of
colombia..
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sA4A60LtZ6U

7. CARIBBEAN REGION
LOCATION
Is located in
the north of
Colombia
The weather
is warm and
dry, its
tropical.
CULTURE
They express their
cultura in differente
festivities for
example
Barranquilla´s
carnival.
MUSIC
Cumbia, porro,
mapale,
vallenato,
fandango etc.
ECONOMY
Is based on the
tourism,
livestock and
mining.
TYPICAL FOOD.
See food,
ñame, coconut
rice etc.

9. ANDEAN REGION
TYPICAL FOOD.
Mondongo,
bandeja paisa,
chocolate,
almojabana,
ajiaco etc.
CULTURE
They celebrate the
blacks and whites
carnival, Manizales
fair, San Pedro,
flowers fair etc.
MUSIC
Guabina, San
Juanero,
torbellino,
bambuco etc.
ECONOMY
Is based on
the agriculture
and livestock.
WEATHER
We can find a
variety of
climates hot,
warm, cold.
LOCATION
Is located in
the center of
the country.

11. PACIFIC REGION
LOCATION
Is located in
the west of
the country
CULTURE
They preserve African
custums some of their
dancing are: currulao,
maquerulle, calypso
etc.
MUSIC
Currulao,
contradanza
and danza
chocoana.
ECONOMY
Is based on the
uses of the
wood, fishing
and mining.
WEATHER.
Is tropical
rain forest
TYPICAL FOOD
Fish,
chontaduro,
crabs etc.

13. ORINOQUIA REGION
ECONOMY
Is based in the
agriculture,
livestock,
mining, fishing
and trade.
CULTURE
International
Festival of
Corrido llanero.
TYPICAL
FOOD
The famous
“mamona”
LOCATION
Is located
in the east
of Colombia
WEATHER
It has tropical
savanna climate
with a dry and a
rainy season.
MUSIC
The joropo,
galerón, zumba
que zumba,
pasaje and the
contrapunteo.

15. AMAZON REGION
ECONOMY
Is based in the
agriculture,
livestock, mining,
fishing and trade.
MUSIC
It dominates the
song in groups of
voices ,
The melody is in
charge of
aerophones
Instruments.
CULTURE
The festivities
and
ceremonies of
the Indians are
mythical and
religious
character
TYPICAL FOOD.
Paco o
gambitana ,
pirarucú ,
palometa ,
pintadillo and
piranha.
LOCATION
Is located in
the south of
Colombia
WEATHER
The
weather is
wet
rainforest.