Colombia's Economy: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on Colombia's economy, coffee, oil, drugs and peace.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on Colombia’s economy, coffee, oil, drugs and peace.

Question 1 of 5 What are Colombia's largest exports?

Oil and coal Cars Rice Software

Ecopetrol is majority state-owned.

Question 2 of 5 Who is Juan Valdez?

A fictional coffee farmer used for marketing A president A cartel leader An economist

He was created in 1958.

Question 3 of 5 What is Ecopetrol?

Colombia's majority state-owned oil company A coffee brand A cartel A flower farm

It's a key source of revenue.

Question 4 of 5 What was Plan Colombia?

US-funded military aid and anti-drug efforts from 2000 A coffee plan A tourism campaign A tax reform

It included aerial fumigation.

Question 5 of 5 Which group signed the 2016 peace deal?

The FARC The Medellín cartel Ecopetrol The coffee federation

Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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