Physical
Western Hemispheres longest river
What is the Amazon River
Treaty of Tordesillas
What was the name of the treaty that divided Brazil between Portugal and Spain?
Sao Paulo
What is Brazil's industrial Center?
made slaves, killed, died of European diseases
What happened to the indigenous people when Europeans arrived?
Small rivers that feed into larger rivers
What are tributaries
emancipation
What was the event that helped the enslaved people in Brazil?
Brasilia
What is Brazil's capital city?
tractors & fertilizer
What made farming easier in the Highlands of Brazil?
area that a river drains into
What is a basin?
King John III
What Portuguese leader established a permanent colony and government in Brazil?
Favelas
What is another name for Shantytowns in Brazil>?
Roman Catholic
What religion were most of the Brazilians?
half of Brazil's land lies in this region
What is the Amazon Basin?
King Dom Joao
Who did the Portuguese people want to come home after Napoleon was defeated?
Coastal Lowlands
What is where do most of the people in Brazil live?
Portuguese dialect
What is the official language of Brazil?
Umbrella like covering
What is a canopy?
hunted ,fished &farmed
What did the indigenous people do to make a living when the 1st Europeans arrived
causes flooding in Amazon Basin
What is the monsoon season?
Diamonds
What discovery caused Brazil to boom?