Ch 8 Quiz, Geography

smaller rivers that feed into the Amazon

• tributarty

• basin

• escarpment

• pampas

the area that a river and its tributaries drain is called

• basin

• escarpment

• pampas

• temperate zone

steep slopes

• escarpments

• tributaries

• basins

• pampas

grassy, treeless plains

• escarpments

• basins

• pampas

• tributaries

What is the largest country in South America

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Columbia

• Peru

The largest city in the southern hemisphere is

• Sao Paulo

• Brasilia

• Rio de Janeiro

• Salvador

What is Brazil's third largest city called?

• Sao Paulo

• Rio de Janeiro

• Brasilia

• Salvador

What is Brazil's second largest city called?

• Sao Paulo

• Brasilia

• Rio de Janeiro

• Salvador

Forests cover about what percentage of Brazil?

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

What minerals have been found in Brazil so far?

• iron

• lead

• copper

• bauxite

• mercury