Agriculture vocab
Growing crops and raising cattle to sell to the market for profit
Cultivar cultivos y criar ganado para vender al mercado con fines de lucro
Commercial Farming
List at least three MAIN agricultural products of Brazil
Enumere al menos tres PRINCIPALES productos agrícolas de Brasil
Cattle
Soybeans
Coffee
Wheat
Fruit
What is the capital city of Brazil?
¿Cuál es la ciudad capital de Brasil?
Brasilia
What is the capital city of Argentina?
Buenos Aires
Why can't Argentina grow the same crops at the same time as the US?
Different hemisphere, therefore seasons are flipped
the deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain
el esfuerzo deliberado de modificar una porción de la superficie de la Tierra a través del cultivo de cosechas y la cría de ganado para el sustento o la ganancia económica
Agriculture
Which country colonized Brazil until 1822?
¿Qué país colonizó Brasil hasta 1822?
Portugal
These areas lack infrastructure and suffer from historical government neglect
Estas áreas carecen de infraestructura y sufren de negligencia histórica del gobierno.
Favelas
Argentina is the lead producer of what crop?
Soybeans
What hemisphere is Argentina located in?
Southern and Western Hemisphere
farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
agricultura para la cría de ganado (especialmente ganado vacuno)
Ranching
What environmental issue is MOST present in the Amazon Rainforest?
¿Qué problema ambiental está MÁS presente en la selva amazónica?
Deforestation
What can you determine about Brazil's climate by looking at this list of Brazil's largest crops?
¿Qué puedes determinar sobre el clima de Brasil al observar esta lista de los cultivos más grandes de Brasil?
The weather is warm
What are three major agricultural products found in Argentina?
Cattle
Soybeans
Wheat
Grains
a cowboy who herded cattle in the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay
Gaucho
A resource with a limited supply that will run out
Un recurso con un suministro limitado que se agotará
Nonrenewable resource
Why are the rivers and ocean so polluted in Rio De Janiero?
¿Por qué los ríos y el océano están tan contaminados en Río de Janeiro?
Unfiltered sewage from the favelas
Which industry would be MOST likely to be found in the interior of Brazil?
¿Qué industria es más probable que se encuentre en el interior de Brasil?
Timber
What is the virtually treeless grassland area known as
Pampas
Where is the most densely populated area in Argentina?
Buenos Aires
currently in progress; extensive mechanization biotechnology, and reliance on irrigation and chemicals
actualmente en marcha; biotecnología de mecanización extensiva y dependencia del riego y los productos químicos
Third Agricultural Revolution
The development of the interior regions of Brazil has improved its economy. Minerals, beef, and timber from the Amazon region are now sold on the world market.
This development has had a NEGATIVE impact on the earth's
Atmosphere
The MAIN reason for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest is:
La razón PRINCIPAL de la deforestación de la selva amazónica es:
The need for pasture land of livestock
Argentina has a large range of temperatures and weather conditions. Based on this information, which of these climates does Argentina MOST LIKELY experience?
Temperate
Agriculture does not drive the economy. What 2 industries drive Argentina economy?
Manufacturing and Service Sector