NORTHEAST COMPLEX

Which Brazilian state is NOT part of the Northeast Complex?

• Maranhao

• Minas Gerais

• Paraíba

• Espirito Santo

Why is the NORTHEAST COMPLEX known as the region of losses or "regiao das perdas"?

• It had political losses

• Economic losses

• Population or demographic losses

• Cultural losses

It is FALSE about the ECONOMIC LOSS issue in the Northeast Complex...

• This region was the economic center of the country in the 1500s, 1600s

• The main focus of the region was mining in the 1600s, 1700s

• Lost power with the gold rush in MG in the 1700s

• Lost power with coffee production in the southeast in the 1800s

True or False: "The Northeast started to lose POLITICAL POWER after the capital was transferred from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro in the 1700s"

• FALSE

• TRUE

• partially false

True or False: "With industrialization (mainly RJ and SP), thousands of workers move from the northeast complex to the southeast in search of better living conditions in the 1950s-1970s"

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are the most widespread (common) economic activities in the Northeast Complex?

• Cattle raising

• commercial farming

• industries

• mining

In which subregion of the Northeast can we find the most modern cattle raising ("pecuária melhorada ou moderna")?

• Zona da Mata

• Agreste

• Sertão

• Meio Norte

What region is more urbanized, the coast or the interior of the northeast complex?

• neither answer is correct

• coast

• interior

Which subregion of the Northeast is more prone to droughts or "secas"?

• Zona da Mata

• Sertão

• Agreste

• Meio Norte

Justify your previous answer... Why is "Sertão" the region more prone to droughts or "secas"?

• Equatorial climate with a lot of rainfall

• Equatorial climate which is very dry

• Its climate is tropical which is very hot

• Because it has a semiarid climate with very limited rainfall.