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Brazil Flashcards

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1
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Is Brazil large or small in size?

A

Largest in SA

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2
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Who were the first people to arrive in Brazil?

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Portuguese explorers (people from Portugal)

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3
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What crop was grown a lot in Brazil due to the good climate in soil in the Northeast?

A

Sugar

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Who were brought to work on the sugar plantations?

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Colonists brought Africans to work as slaves

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5
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What did the sugar plantations replace along the Atlantic coast?

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forests

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6
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What did many Portuguese settlers create inland?

A

cattle ranches

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What was discovered in the southeast during the 1600 and 1700?

A

Gold and precious gems

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8
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What drew people from all over the world to Brazil?

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A mining boom

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9
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The Southeastern Brazil became a major_______ region.

A

Coffee producing

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10
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When did Brazil gain it’s independence from Portugal? Was it a messy battle?

A

1822 and it was an easy transition

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11
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Brazil became the last country in the America’s to _____

A

end slavery

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12
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How is Brazil’s rule today?

A

Elected president and legislator. Dictators and Elected officials in the past

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13
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What is the official language of Brazil?

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Portuguese

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14
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What are some commonly spoken languages in Brazil?

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English, Spanish, French, and Japanese

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What are most of the Brazilian’s religion?

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Roman Catholic, 75% are catholic

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16
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What is a religion that combines the beliefs and practices of African and Indian religions with Christaianity?

A

Macumba

17
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What is Carnival?

A

A celebration before the Christian season of lent, Brazilians dance to Samba

18
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What is a style of dance that was adapted from an African dance?

A

Samba

19
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How many regions can Brazil be divided into today?

A

4: Southeast, Northeast, Interior, and Amazon

20
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Which region do most of the people of Brazil live?

A

Southeast

21
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What is the name of the largest city in the Southeast region and the 4th largest city in the world?

A

Sao Paulo with 21 million people

22
Q

What is another name for a giant urban area?

A

Megacity

23
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What is name of the second largest city in Brazil?

A

Rio de Janeiro capital of Brazil from 1822-1960

24
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What is Rio de Janeiro known for today?

A

Being a major party city

25
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Which region of Brazil is the richest region?

A

Southeast region

26
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What crop is mostly grown in the Southeast region?

A

Coffee

27
Q

Even though the Southeast is rich, they is a lot of ______.

A

poverty

28
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What is another name for the huge slums in Brazil?

A

Favelas

29
Q

Which region in Brazil is the poorest?

A

Northeast region

30
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Why is the Northeast region so poor?

A
  1. people cannot read or write
  2. health is poor
  3. droughts occur making farming and livestock raising hard
31
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What are some tourist attractions of the Northeast region of Brazil?

A

Painted buildings, cobblestone streets, and elaborate catholic churches

32
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Which region of Brazil has few people living there because it is a frontier land?

A

Interior region

33
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Which region is Brazil’s capital located?

A

Brasilia is in the Interior region

34
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Why was Brasilia built?

A

To help develop the interior region with modern building and busy highways

35
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Which region covers the Northern part of Brazil?

A

Amazon

36
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How many people live in the Amazon region?

A

2 million people, Manaus is a major city

37
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What is the Amazon river used for?

A

Transportation, communication, logging, mining

38
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What are some advantages of the development of the Amazon rain forest?

A
  1. provides income

2. farmers, loggers, and miners can make a living

39
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What are some disadvantages of the new developments in the Amazon rain forest?

A
  1. Destroys large areas of the rain forest

2. threatens animals and plant survival

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