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Characteristics of Brazil
Uruguay and Paraguay
Questions
Key Questions
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Amazon River Basin 

Rain forest - for food, wood, rubber, medicinal plants, gold and other minerals

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The Amazon

Dense rain forests isolated villages manus major city large mining districts settlers miners

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Uruguay 

88% of the population is European descent, 12% is mestizo, Catholic, Spanish, and Porteguese Spoken

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What could be some disadvantages of being a landlocked country

No access to the ocean restricted triads must keep good relations with neighbors for imports and exports

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What major landforms lie between the Amazon River basin and Patagonia

Brazilian highlands brazilian plateau gran chaco pampas

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Brazilian Highlands, Brazilian Plateau

Minerals

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The Interior

Savannahs and dry woodlands, could become an agricultural area, Brasilia - the nation's capital

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Paraguay 

95% of population is mestizo 5 percent paraguayan indian or of european descent catholic spanish or guarani spoken

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Where is much of Argentina’s industry located

Buenos aires

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What are the region’s climates, vegetation

Tropical moist climates, cooler climates in the south, vegetation has caused soil exhaustion,

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Gran Chaco

Oil natural gas minerals

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The Northeast

Old colonial cities suffers from drought poorest region favelas

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When and from what country did Uruguay win independence

When and from what country did Paraguay win independence

1825 from spain 

1811 from spain

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From what major immigrants are many Brazilians descended

Africans portugese spaniards germans italians poles

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What are some of the region’s important resources

Food rubber medicinal plants

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Pampas

Oil natural gas minerals

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The Southeast

Coffee growing area rio de janeiro richest region most people sao paulo


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What are the people and economy of Uruguay like today

88% of the population is European descent, 12% is mestizo, Catholic, Spanish, and Porteguese Spoken

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Who is Brazil’s poorest region? What is its richest

Northeast southeast

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What is the history of Brazil

  1. Most Brazilians are descended from three groups of immigrants.  The first group included people who probably migrated to the Americas from northern asia long ago. Second was made of potrguese and others, europeans who came after 1500. african  brought as slaves made of the third group.

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Patagonia 

Oil natural gas minerals 

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What is Brazils History 

Most Brazilians are descended from three groups of immigrants.  The first group included people who probably migrated to the Americas from northern asia long ago. Second was made of potrguese and others, europeans who came after 1500. african  brought as slaves made of the third group.

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What are the people and economy of Paraguay like today

95% of population is mestizo 5 percent paraguayan indian or of european descent catholic spanish or guarani spoken 

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What are favelas

Slums

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What are important characteristics of Brazil's people and culture

Mixed african and european descent

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