Cierto o falso?
indicate whether the statements are cierto or falso , according to panorama 
1. ecuador tiene aproximadamente el área de rhode island.
a. cierto
b. also
2. panamá y chile limitan con (border) ecuador.
a. cierto
b. also
3. las islas galápagos están en el océano pacífico.
a. cierto
b. also
4. quito está en la cordillera de los andes.
a. cierto
b. also
5. todos (all) los ecuatorianos hablan lenguas indígenas.
a. cierto
b. also
6. rosalía arteaga es novelista y pintora.
a. cierto
b. also
7. hay volcanes activos en ecuador.
a. cierto
b. also
8. oswaldo guayasamín fue un novelista ecuatoriano famoso.
a. cierto
b. also

1. falso

2. falso

3. cierto

4. cierto

5. falso

6. falso

7. cierto

8. falso

Explanation:

The questions in English with their explanation are the following:

1. Ecuador has approximately the same area as Rhode Island

B. False. Ecuador has a total area of 283 561 km² (109,484 sq mi), whereas rhode Island has a total area of 3,140 km² (1,214 sq mi)

2. Panama and Chile border with Ecuador

B. False. Ecuador limits with Colombia to the North, with Peru to the South ad East, and with the Pacific Ocean to the West.

3. Galapagos Islands are in the Pacific Ocean

A. True. The Galápagos Islands is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean located 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador.

4. Quito is in the Andes Mountain Range.

A. True. Quito, the capital city of Ecuador is located on the west side of the Andes at an elevation of 2850 metres (9350 ft)

5. All Ecuadorian people speak indigenous languages.

B. False. Ecuador's official language is Spanish, spoken by about 94% of the population. Kichwa and Shuar are also official native languages according to the constitution, but only around 4.8% of the population speaks some indigenous language along with Spanish, and only 1.1% only speaks an indigenous language.

6. Rosalia Arteaga is a novelist and a painter.

B. False. Rosalia Arteaga is a politician.

7. There are active volcanoes in Ecuador.

A. True. According to Ecuador´s Geophysic Institute, there are currently 31 active volcanoes in Ecuador. Most of them are found on the Andes mountain range.

8. Oswaldo Guayasamin was a famous Ecuadorian novelist

B. False. Oswaldo Guayasamin was an Ecuadorian master painter and sculptor