Atlantic South America 1
What percentage of the worlds surface water flows through the Amazon River?
20%
What are the two main land forms of the region?
Plains and plateaus
Who colonized Brazil?
The Portuguese
Why did the Portuguese come to Brazil?
Good soil and climate
What colours do you mix to make orange?
Red and yellow
Name the countries that are in this region.
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
What is the Amazon rain forest's climate like?
Humid and tropical
What did your book say was the result of the Portuguese finding gold and gems in Brazil?
People from all over the world came to Brazil.
From what year to what year did they discover gold?
1600-1700
Who is depicted on a 50,000 won note?
Sin Saimdang
What natural resources did ePoly state could be found in the Amazon rain forest?
Wood and rubber
What happens when people plant the same crops year after year?
Soil exhaustion
What to people groups do 40% of all Brazilians claim to be descended from?
Europeans and Africans
Why is the Northeast region of Brazil not a good place to grow crops?
It suffers from drought
Which Korean military leader defeated the Japanese navy in the Imjin War in 1592
Admiral Yi Sun-sin (a.k.a. Lee Sun-shin)
Where does the Amazon River start (country and place) and what direction does it flow (N, S, E, W)?
It starts high in the Andes in Peru and flows East
What is an estuary and what was the one mentioned in you reading?
A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water mixes with salty water.
Rio de la Plata
What are the 4 regions of Brazil?
Southeast
Northeast
Interior
Amazon
According to the reading, what do the people of the Amazon region rely on the river for?
Transportation and communication
What is the name of your father's mother's grandchild?
Your name
The Amazon rain forest is about the same size as which continent?
Europe
How far out does the Amazon River push fresh water into the Atlantic?
160km
Why are more and more people moving to the Amazon region? (3 reasons)
logging, mining, and new roads
What were the 4 major cities you text listed?
Which one is the current capital?
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilia
Manaus
Name four of the countries that aided South Korea in the Korean War
The United States of America
New Zealand
Australia
England
Colombia
Belgium
Canada
Luxembourg
Denmark
Ethiopia
South Africa
Sweden
Thailand
Turkey
Greece
India
France
Holland