Geography of Brazil
Vocab
History of Brazil
Mystery
Brazil today
100
Coffee and sugar plantations are found in the rich soil in which region
What is south east
100
Upper leaves of rain forest trees
What is Canopy
100
Why did the Portuguese bring enslaved people from Africa to replace enslaved Native Brazilians?
What is The native peoples fled or died from diseases brought by the settlers.
100
wood that produces a red dye
What is Brazilwood
100
How are the north and south of Brazil different economically?
What is The north is much poorer than the south
200
What is found on the outskirts of a Brazilian city
What is slums called favelas
200
Brazil’s Capital city
What is Brasilia
200
What headline might have appeared in U.S. newspapers after the coup in Brazil in 1889?
What is Brazil’s Empire Ends/Republic Takes Its Place
200
fuel that can be made from sugar cane
What is Ethanol
200
Brazil’s economy today can best be described as
What is modern and diversified.
300
Why does flooding occur in the Amazon Basin
What is Heavy rains strike the region
300
Poor neighborhoods or slums
What is Favelas
300
Which of the following is an example from Brazilian history of a government with rule by one?
What is the government under Getúlio Vargas
300
planning of a city
What is Urban planning
300
What effect has the development of ethanol had on Brazil?
What is to reduce Brazil’s dependence on oil
400
Why did the Brazilian government build a new capital city called Brasília?
What is to encourage Brazilians to settle the country’s interior
400
people who wanted to end slavery
What is Abolitionist
400
Brazil’s history differs from the history of most countries in South America because Brazil
What is was colonized by Portugal, not Spain.
400
programs designed to help the poor
What is Social services
400
Why is it important to protect the Amazon rain forest?
What is Its trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
500
Why is most of the soil in the rain forest not rich?
What is Most nutrients in the forest are stored in the trees.
500
strong economic growth followed by sharp decline
What is Boom and bust cycle
500
One negative aspect of Brazil’s government in the second half of the 1900s was that
What is economic progress came at the expense of democracy.
500
All the land drained by the Amazon river
What is Amazon basin
500
Which of the following shows the strong influence of African traditions in Brazil?
What is music and dance during the celebration of Carnival
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