Chapter 8 Brazil

Chapter 8 Brazil

The Amazon River

• The Amazon River begins high in the Andes of Peru and flows East across Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean.

• It carries more water than any other river in the world.

• ​It is the second-longest river after the Nile.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Amazon River flows East into the Pacific Ocean

• True

• False

​The Amazon Basin

• ​The huge wet lowland area known as the Amazon Basin is home to 1000 tributaries of the Amazon River.

• It is covered by what we know as the Amazon Rainforest.

• ​The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.

​Highlands and Lowlands

• ​The Brazilian Highlands are made up of rolling hills, and low mountain ranges.

• ​The lowlands are where most of the people live.

• More than 12 million people live around Rio de Janeiro which is the cultural and tourist hub of the country.

Multiple Choice

Where do most of the people in Brazil live?

• The Amazon Basin

• The Highlands

• Near the Atlantic in the North

• Lowlands

​Climate in Brazil

• ​The Northern part is covered in a wet rainforest.

• ​Further South you can find a wet/dry tropical climate.

• At the Southernmost areas, Brazil enjoys a dry and temperate climate similar to the South Eastern parts of the USA.

​Natural Resources

• Abundant forests provide Brazil with 7% of the world's timber.

• ​Brazil also has vast deposits of natural resources such as iron, copper, tin, gold...etc.

• ​Brazil's farms produce large amounts of coffee and sugar.

• ​Coffee is by far one of Brazil's largest exports.

Multiple Choice

Brazil's natural resources are plentiful. Their main crops are coffee and...

• Corn

• Lettuce

• Potatoes

• Sugar

​Brazil Day 2

History!​