Brazil Review

countries that do not border Brazil 

• Venezuela and Columbia
• Chile and Ecuador
• Guyana and Suriname
• Paraguay and Argentina

Why did Brazilian plantation owners support the overthrow of Pedro II?

• Pedro II had offered land to attract European immigrants to Brazil
• Pedro II had pushed through an end to slavery
• Pedro II had taken plantation owners’ land and given it to Brazilians
• Pedro II had imposed high taxes on plantation owners.

Why developing land in the Amazon Basin poses a problem

• Development in the region threatens the existence to the rain forest
• Rural Brazilians lack the skills needed to develop the land.
• Factories located in the cities might not have enough available workers.
• Wealthy Brazilians will easily drive out the poor and claim the land for themselves.

What form of limited government did Brazil adopt when it gained its independence in the 1820s?

• democracy
• republic
• constitutional monarchy
• oligarchy

Which of the following is part of a program to colonize Brazil’s sparsely populated Amazon Basin?

• launch of the Brazil Without Poverty program

• construction of the Transamazonica Highway

• introduction of the Science Without Borders program

• creation of MERCOSUR

Which set of attitudes would Brazilians call the “Brazilian Way”?

• controlling, scheming, calculating
• rude, distant, impolite
• efficient, fast, energetic
• friendly, easygoing, good natured

Which renewable natural resources are found in the Amazon Basin rain forest?

• soybeans, corn, and cotton plants
• natural rubber, nuts, and medicinal plants
• petroleum and natural gas
• coffee and sugarcane

Which event helped draw European immigrants to Brazil in the 1720s?

•  the discovery of diamonds in Brazil’s interior
•  the king’s desire to convert native peoples to Christianity
• widespread famine throughout Europe
•  the discovery of oil off Brazil’s Atlantic coast

What kept the Portuguese from paying much attention to Brazil for more than 30 years after their arrival in the region?

• Portugal was at war with Spain
• The fierce native peoples of Brazil frightened the Portuguese away
• The main focus of the Portuguese was on their colonies and trade in Asia
• Brazil was thought to be a dry, barren region

What is the largest country in South America?

• Chile
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Argentina