610 Q1 Flashcards

1
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The Amazon river basin in in what region?

A

Amazonia

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2
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The capital of Brazil was built to encouraged settlers to move where?

A

West

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3
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Brazil’s hottest region is what?

A

the Northeast

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4
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orchids and strangler figs are what type of plants?

A

Epiphytes

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5
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the smallest region in Brazil is what?

A

the south

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6
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the Amazon River contributes how much of the fresh water that flows into the word’s oceans?

A

One fifth!

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7
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A sharp drop-off or steep slope between two level pieces of land is called a what?

A

Escarpment

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8
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How much of the rain forests had been cleared by 2000?

A

10%

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9
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What part of Brazil is not located in the tropics?

A

the South

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10
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Rainfall in the rain forest helps or hinders the development of what farms and cities?

A

Hinders

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11
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The most densely populated region of Brazil is what?

A

the Southeast (where the two largest cities are)

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12
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Half of the word’s rain forest are found in what region of Brazil?

A

Amazonia

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13
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Brazil’s coolest region is what?

A

the South

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14
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Plants with large leaves make up what layer of the rain forest?

A

lower

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15
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The two largest cities in Brazil are what?

A

Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

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16
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Brazilian farmers in the West raise what as a cash crop?

17
Q

Brazil includes how many states?

A

26 states and 1 federal district

18
Q

Map Skills - know where to place the following on a map

A

Peru, West, South, Southeast, Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay, Colombia, Suriname, Argentina, Paraguay, Northeast, Amazonia, Venezuela, French Guiana

19
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The smaller Brazilian states are located where?

A

Near the coast

20
Q

What region contains Brazil’s two largest cities?

A

the Southeast

21
Q

Brazil leads the world in production of what?

22
Q

The capital of Brazil is what?

23
Q

The Butantan Institute uses what to treat snakebites?

A

Serum made of venom

24
Q

The capital of Brazil was built in what year?

25
Brazil's western region is about the size of what country?
Mexico
26
Huge hardwood trees make up what layer of the rain forest?
Upper Layer
27
the Great Escarpment is found in what region of Brazil?
the Southeast