8GEO3 Brazil Biofuel Case Study Quiz

B- Which country is the fifth largest in population and area?

• Argentina

• Iran

• Brazil

• USA

B- What’s another way that Brazilian people can get energy for cars?

C- What % of Brazil's total energy comes from sugarcane-based fuel?

• 17

• 85

• 15

• 50

C- In Brazil, all gasoline blends contain at least​ (a)   percent ethanol.

• 20
• 30
• 17
• 85

E- By 2020, what percentage of sugarcane crops is expected to be used for ethanol?

• 69%

• 59%

• 29%

• 100%

E- True or False: Traditionally, sugarcane was harvested by migrant workers.

• True

• False

D- After harvesting, where is the sugarcane brought to?

D- Why is sugarcane crushed in the process of making ethanol?

• a

• b

A- Which one of these options is used as a source for biofuel in Brazil?

• Sugarcane

• Corn

• Soybeans

• Coal

A- Brazil chose to begin ​ (a)   biofuel because of the effects of an​ (b)   in the 1970s.

• oil crisis
• resource shortage
• wanting to make more money
• producing
• importing