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Brazil is the [blank] country in South America

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Largest

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Most Brazilians descended from [blank] groups

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The first people in Brazil were [blank]

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Native Americans

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The Native Americans developed a way of life based on [blank], [blank], and [blank]

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Hunting, fishing, and small scale farming

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[Blank] settled in Brazil in the 1500s

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Portuguese explorers

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Portuguese explorers moved colonist from [blank] to [blank]

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Portugal to Brazil

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Portuguese explorers brought [blank] for slaves

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Africans

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Brazil had good climate and soil which made for a good [blank] plantation

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Sugar cane

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Other parts of brazil contributed to the [blank]

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Colonial economy

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Inland Brazil had [blank]

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Cattle ranchers

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In the [blank] people discovered gold and gems in South East mining boom

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1600 - 1700s

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In [blank] South Eastern Brazil became a major coffee producer

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1800s

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13
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Did Brazil gain independence with a fight?

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No

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14
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When did Brazil gain independence?

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1822

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15
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When Brazil gained independence did the economy change?

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No

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Brazil was the [blank] country to end slavery in the Americas

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Last

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17
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Brazil has been governed by [blank] and [blank]

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dictators and elected officials

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18
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Brazil now has a [blank] and a [blank]

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Elected president and a legislature

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19
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The Brazilians participate by [blank]

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voting

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The people who came to Brazil brought their own [blank] that blended into Brazil’s culture

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Traditions

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More than half Brazilians consider themselves to be [blank] descendants

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European

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Brazil has the largest Japanese [blank] besides Japan

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Population

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[Blank] of Brazilians are mixed Africans and Europeans

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40%

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[Blank], [blank], [blank], and [blank] have people who have moved to Brazil

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Spain, Germany, Italy, and Poland

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What is Brazil’s official language?

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Portuguese

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26
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Are their more Spanish or Portuguese in South America?

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Portuguese

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What are other languages spoken in Brazil?

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Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and Native Languages

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Brazil is 75% [blank religion]

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Roman Catholic

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Urban poor recently become more [blank religion]

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Protestant

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30
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Macumba

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Belief that combines African and Indian religions with Christianity [some practice this]

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Some aspects of life reflect the mix of [blank]

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Cultures

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Brazilians celebrate [blank]

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Carnival

33
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Brazil’s mix of traditions come from where?

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European and Brazilian traditions

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Immigrant influences can be found where?

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In food

35
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Vatapa

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African seafood dish

36
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Feijoada

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A stew of black beans and meat

37
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Brazil’s large size creates [blank] and [blank] for the country

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Opportunities and challenges

38
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Brazil has [blank] economy in South America

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Largest

39
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Is Brazil a wealthy or poor country?

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Both it has wealthy and poor areas

40
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How many regions can we divide Brazil into based on people, economy, and landscape?

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4

41
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Most Brazilians live in the [blank]

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Southeast

42
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19 million people live in and around [blank]

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San Paulo

43
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[Blank] is the largest urban area in South America?

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San Paulo

44
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Mega City

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A giant urban area that consist of cities and suburbs

45
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What is Brazil’s 2nd largest city?

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Rio

46
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What is the population of Rio?

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12 million

47
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When was Rio the capital of Brazil?

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1822 - 1960

48
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Rio is a major [blank] city

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Port

49
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Rio is [blank] with tourist

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Popular

50
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What is the richest region of Brazil?

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Southeast

51
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The Southeast is rich in [blank]

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Natural Resources

52
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The Southeast is a major [blank] growing region

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Coffee

53
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Most of Brazil’s industry is in [blank]

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Farming

54
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The Southeast has [blank] stricken areas

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Poverty

55
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Favelas

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Huge slums

56
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Most people living in favelas have come from other regions looking for [blank]

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Jobs

57
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What is Brazil’s poorest region?

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Northeast

58
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What are Brazil’s 4 regions?

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Southeast, northeast, interior, and amazon

59
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Most people move from the [blank] to large cities

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Northeast

60
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What are the bad things about the northeast?

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Bad healthcare, many there can’t read, farming and livestock is difficult due to drought

61
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What in the northeast attract tourists?

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Beautiful beaches and old colonial cities

62
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When were the colonial cities built?

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During the sugar plantation years

63
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What did the colonial cities look like?

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They had brightly colored buildings, cobblestone streets, and elaborate churches

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The interior region of Brazil is a [blank] land with [blank] land

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Frontier land with abundant land

65
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What kind of climate does the interior region of Brazil have?

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Mild

66
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Because the interior region of Brazil has a mild climate it has [blank]

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Agriculture

67
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Do a few or a lot of people live in Brazil’s interior region?

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Few

68
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Where do most people live?

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The capital of the interior Brasilia

69
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Government officials thought that moving the capital to Brasilia would do what?

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Develop the interior region

70
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What is the population of Brasilia and what was its population meant to be?

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Is = 2 million

Supposed to be = 500,000

71
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What part of Brazil does the Amazon cover?

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Northern

72
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Manaus

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Major port and industrial city

73
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What is the population of the Amazon?

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1 million

74
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What do they rely on for transportation and communication in the Amazon?

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The river

75
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Where are isolated villages located?

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Within the rain forest

76
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Until [blank] they have not had contact with the outside world

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Recently

77
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What in the Amazon are bringing people together?

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Logging, mining, and new roads

78
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What are the highs and lows for the knew development?

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High = Provides income low = destroys rain forest and creates tension between Indians, workers, and government

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