Deforestation
What is deforestation?
Cut down the tree in the forest
What is Brazil's rainforest called?
Amazon Rainforest
Which is another word for favelas?
Brazil is the colony of _____
Portugal
Is Brazil humid or dry?
Humid
What animal is related to deforestation?
Cattle
Name all the rainforest layers from lowest to highest.
Forest floor, Understory, Canopy, Emergent
What kind of people move into favelas?
poor, immigrants that doesn't have a visa
What is the capital city of Brazil?
Brasilia
Which Brazilian city is located on the Atlantic coast and known for its beaches and mountains?
Rio de Janeiro
Why are trees being cut down in Brazil? Name 2.
farming, raising cattle, building roads, and using the wood
Why is the Amazon rainforest important for the Earth?
produces a lot of the world's oxygen and absorbs carbon dioxide
How did favelas originally develop in Brazil?
Migration
When did it become independent?
1822
What kind of climate does northern Brazil have?
Tropical/Humid
What’s the impact of deforestation on?
Climate change, loss of biodiversity, water cycle disruption
What is the definition of sustainability?
The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
What do many favela residents lack access to?
What is one of the most famous drug gangs?
Red Command
When did Christopher Columbus "discover" Brazil?
1493
How does the Amazon River contribute to the region’s ecosystem?
supports high biodiversity, transports nutrients, helps regulate the climate/rainfall
Brazil holds approximately 88% of the Amazon cattle herd, with the remaining 12% distributed between ____ and _______.
Peru and Bolivia
What is an International agreement in this term?
An agreement to protect the tropical rainforest will help the rainforest.
What do many favela residents lack access to?
Education, medical healthcare, clean water, sanitation, public services
Brazil lies approximately between the ______ and
(# and direction) latitudes.
Equator and 33 southern latitudes
What is the approximate annual rainfall in the Amazon (mm)?
2000