Chapter 8 Social Studies

Brazil is the largest country in

• Central America

• North America

• Brasilia

• South America

Who were the first and largest European group to colonize Brazil?

• the Spanish

• the Italians

• the English

• the Portuguese

The second-longest river in the world is the

• Parana

• Amazon

• Sao Francisco

• Orinoco

What is the climate of the Amazon Basin?

• marine west coast

• tropical savanna

• tropical rain forest

• steppe

Brazil is one of the world's leading producers of

• cola

• coffee

• tea

• holly

Argentina's major oil field are in the Andes and

• Patagonia

• Buenos Aires

• the pampas

• Gran Chaco

During the late 1800s, immigrants in large numbers came to Argentina from

• France

• Ireland

• Cuba

• Italy

Argentina's chief exports are food products and

• oil

• lumber

• beef

• fish

The most densely settled area of Argentina is in and around

• the Andes

• Buenos Aires

• the pampas

• Patagonia

In northwest Argentina, heavy summer rains support great forests in the area called

• the Gran Chaco

• the pampas

• the Andes

• the Rio de la Plata