610 Q1 Flashcards
The Amazon river basin in in what region?
Amazonia
The capital of Brazil was built to encouraged settlers to move where?
West
Brazil’s hottest region is what?
the Northeast
orchids and strangler figs are what type of plants?
Epiphytes
the smallest region in Brazil is what?
the south
the Amazon River contributes how much of the fresh water that flows into the word’s oceans?
One fifth!
A sharp drop-off or steep slope between two level pieces of land is called a what?
Escarpment
How much of the rain forests had been cleared by 2000?
10%
What part of Brazil is not located in the tropics?
the South
Rainfall in the rain forest helps or hinders the development of what farms and cities?
Hinders
The most densely populated region of Brazil is what?
the Southeast (where the two largest cities are)
Half of the word’s rain forest are found in what region of Brazil?
Amazonia
Brazil’s coolest region is what?
the South
Plants with large leaves make up what layer of the rain forest?
lower
The two largest cities in Brazil are what?
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian farmers in the West raise what as a cash crop?
Cotton
Brazil includes how many states?
26 states and 1 federal district
Map Skills - know where to place the following on a map
Peru, West, South, Southeast, Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay, Colombia, Suriname, Argentina, Paraguay, Northeast, Amazonia, Venezuela, French Guiana
The smaller Brazilian states are located where?
Near the coast
What region contains Brazil’s two largest cities?
the Southeast
Brazil leads the world in production of what?
Coffee
The capital of Brazil is what?
Brasilia
The Butantan Institute uses what to treat snakebites?
Serum made of venom
The capital of Brazil was built in what year?
1960
Brazil’s western region is about the size of what country?
Mexico
Huge hardwood trees make up what layer of the rain forest?
Upper Layer
the Great Escarpment is found in what region of Brazil?
the Southeast
