Aspects+of+Colombia's+Economy+Reading



=NEAT AND WELL ORGANIZED NOTES:=

1. (p. 145-146) General Description of Colombia's Economy, with important facts and figures 2. (p. 146) Tradictional v. Modern (Industrial) Agriculture - General descriptions and problems associated with each 3. (p. 147-149) Latifundio v. Minifundio - General descriptions and problems associated with each 4. (p. 149) Coffee - General characteristics, zones of production 5. (p. 153-156) Principle Agricultural Products - General description and zones of production for each 6. (p. 162) Silviculture (extraction of wood) General facts and figures, zones of extraction 7. (p. 165) Ganaderìa (livestock) General facts, 3 major zones and descriptions of each 8. (p. 172-184) Mining - Key minerals of extraction, description of importance of each, zones of extraction

=Activities within Colombia's Primary Sector:=

1. Mining, 2. Livestock (Ganadería), 3. Agriculture, 4. Fishing, Hunting, Gathering, 5. Silviculture (wood or timber exploitation)

[|Recent Colombian presidents' land concession to Mining Companies]