Northeastern Sub-Regions

Which are the Sub-regions of the Brazilian Sertão?

• Zona da Mata, Agreste, Sertão and Meio-Norte

• Zona da Mata, Agreste, Sertão and Caatinga

• Zona da Mata, Agreste, Sertão and Semi-arid.

The Zona da Mata has adequate infrastructure with:

■ Transportation network: Airports, roads

■ Services: Hotels, restaurants

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of tourism is there in the Zona da Mata?

• Exploitation of natural beauty, major cities and cooking trips.

• Exploitation of natural beauty, historical sites, and cultural heritage.

• tourism in the urbanized cities

What are the 3 biggest sources of renewable energy in the Northeast of Brazil?

• Hydro, Biomass and Wind

• Hydro, Wind and Solar

• Hydro, Wind and Biomass

Which are the 3 dimensions measured by the HDI ?

• houses, education and income.

• life expectancy, education and economy.

• life expectancy, education and income

Why was the HDI created ?

• to emphasize that all people matter when we measure the economy of a country.

• to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone.

What do these criteria indicate?

• HDI - Human Development Indicators

• HDI - Human Decent Index

• HDI - Human Development Index

What's this map of?

• Northeastern region

• Southeastern region in the Sertão

• MATOPIBA, where soybean is planted

Where is Soybean expanding ?

• Southeastern region

• MATOPIBA region

• Sertão region

The Meio-Norte economy is based on...

• Rice cultivation in Maranhão and part of Piauí

• Extraction of two species of palms: babaçu and carnaúba

• Extensive cattle raising in the Mata dos Cocais

• In the drylands: manioc, corn and cotton crops