Brazil

Question 1

what are the 4 main physical features of Brazil

Answer 1

River amazon, Brazilian highlands, sugar loaf mountain, many miles of beautiful sandy beaches

Question 2

how long is the river amazon

Answer 2

6580km long

Question 3

how long is the second longest river in south america and what is it called

Answer 3

the parania 4200km long

Question 4

what is the sugar loaf mountain made of

Answer 4

made from granite

Question 5

what are the names of Brazil’s 6 ecosystems

Answer 5

the tropical rainforest, the cerrado, the pantanal, the pampas,the mata atlantica, the catinga

Question 6

which ecosystems have the following ?
swamps 
cacti,scorpions very few trees 
grassy plains with cattle ranches 
animals like reha, deer and wolves

Answer 6

The Pantanal
the caatinga
the pampas
the cerrado

Question 7

where is the source of the Amazon River and which ocean does it flow into

Answer 7

rises in Peru and flows to Atlantic ocean

Question 8

what is the greatest escarmend and where is it?

Answer 8

found in the brazilian highlands it is a steep slope

Question 9

what type of electricity production produces most of Brazil’s electricity

Answer 9

Sources of energy” oil gas and dams give 80% of electricity (+hydroelectric power)

Question 10

what physical features allows Brazil to produce electricity this way?

Answer 10

Sources of energy

Question 11

why can Brazil grow a wide range of crops ?

Answer 11

Because it has a wide range of of soil and climate

Question 12

what is meant by agglomerations?

Answer 12

a mass or collection of things; an assemblage.

Question 13

what is a favela?

Answer 13

a favela is a collection of shacks built on waste grounds without permission. it is where the poorest people live

Question 14

`what are the dangers of a favela

Answer 14

high level of drug use, high level of violence, murder, some ruled by gangs

Question 15

what is the capital of Brazil

Answer 15

Brasilia

Question 16

what is Brazil’s largest city?

Answer 16

Sao Paolo

Question 17

what does ‘highly developed’ mean

Answer 17

that means that they have a good standard living

Question 18

Brazil produces a lot of sugar cane. what is it used for

Answer 18

used to make ethanol used to fuel cars

Question 19

what does gdp per capita mean and how is it calculated

Answer 19

you divide the GDP by the population. It gives you an idea of how well off a country is

Question 20

Name five developed indecators

Answer 20

life expectancy, infant mortality, adult literacy rate, undernourished people,GDP

Question 21

why is there such inequality in Brazil

Answer 21

things in Brazil arent shared equally

Question 22

what things does a highly developed country have

Answer 22

good roads,railways,airports,phone systems
electricity and piped water in all homes
good hospitals and schools for everyone
everyone gets enough food
little or no poverty

Question 23

the Brazilian government are giving land to farmers. How will this reduce poverty?

Answer 23

This will reduce poverty because by giving people homes to live in and money they are not as poor people as there were before and the more poor people who have homes the less people live on the streets

Question 24

which ocean does the amazon river feed

Answer 24

The Atlantic

Question 25

in what year did Brasilia become the capital of Brazil

Answer 25

1960

Question 26

what are the push and pull factors

Answer 26

pull factors are factors that attract people to a place(like better wages) push factors are factors that push people away from a place