Vocabulary
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
100
White sap from rubber trees
What is latex?
100
What is the longest river in Brazil?
Amazon River
100
What is the name of the explorer who claimed Brazil?
Pedro Cabral
100
President Kubitschek built this city, which is now the capital of Brazil
Brasilia
100
The "Brazilian Miracle" is referring to what?
period of economic growth
200
Tree from which red is made
What is brazilwood
200
The Amazon Basin separates two types of highlands. Name one of these highlands.
Guiana Highlands or Brazilian Highlands
200
The Tupi Indians used this type of farming
slash-and-burn farming
200
This man ruled Brazil in the 1930s and 1940s
Getulio Vargas
200
People throughout the world condemned Brazil's military government for its abuses of ____________
Human rights
300
Starchy vegetable, similar to a potato
What is manioc?
300
What is the wall of cliffs along the coast called?
The Great Escarpment
300
Portuguese farmers first used these people to work on their farms
Indians
300
During the colonial years, Brazil was governed by these people. These people ruled in the name of their king or queen.
Viceroys
300
What human rights did the military government take away from its people?
speech, press, and religion
400
Sugar cane plantations
What is fazendas?
400
What type of climate does most of Brazil have?
tropical, hot
400
Portuguese landowners also used slaves from this country to work in the sugar cane fields
Africa
400
Name something Brazil traded in during the 1900s.
rubber or coffee
400
Why did the "Brazilian Miracle" end in the 1970s?
oil prices were very high
500
Fortune seekers looking for gold
What is bandeirantes?
500
Every country in South American borders Brazil, except these two countries
Chile and Ecuador
500
Name something Brazil traded with other countries.
coffee, brazilwood, sugar, gold, diamonds
500
In what year did Brazil hold its first elections in 15 years?
1945
500
How did General Figueiredo gradually bring democracy back to Brazil?
elections for governors then elections for the president
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