Word Wall Vocab
A type of map that illustrates the physical features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes
Physical map
A very large area of the sea
Ocean
Most popular style of music in Brazil
Samba
Most popular sport in Brazil
Soccer
This rainforest covers northern Brazil
Amazon
An area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.
Geography
A naturally raised area of land, not as high or jagged as a mountain
Hill
Official language of Brazil
Portuguese
Brazil is the largest country in this continent
South America
Christianity
A type of map that represents human-created boundaries of major geographic regions, such as country borders, roads, population centers, & landform boundaries
Political map
A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill
Mountain
Brazil is divided up into 26 of these
States
Current capital city in Brazil
Brasilia
This ocean is east of Brazil
Atlantic
The measurement of distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
Longitude
A large area of flat land with few trees
Plain
Brasilia was planned in this shape
Airplane
Major crop grown in Brazil
Coffee
Christ the Redeemer is one of these located in Rio
Statue
The measurement of distance North or South of the Equator
Latitude
A group of islands
Archipelago
Waterfalls in southwest Brazil
Iguazu
The largest city in Brazil
Sao Paulo
Brazil is located in this hemisphere
Southern