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WorksheetsBrazil Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
countries that do not border Brazil
a)
Venezuela and Columbia
b)
Chile and Ecuador
c)
Guyana and Suriname
d)
Paraguay and Argentina
2.
Why did Brazilian plantation owners support the overthrow of Pedro II?
a)
Pedro II had offered land to attract European immigrants to Brazil
b)
Pedro II had pushed through an end to slavery
c)
Pedro II had taken plantation owners’ land and given it to Brazilians
d)
Pedro II had imposed high taxes on plantation owners.
3.
Why developing land in the Amazon Basin poses a problem
a)
Development in the region threatens the existence to the rain forest
b)
Rural Brazilians lack the skills needed to develop the land.
c)
Factories located in the cities might not have enough available workers.
d)
Wealthy Brazilians will easily drive out the poor and claim the land for themselves.
4.
What form of limited government did Brazil adopt when it gained its independence in the 1820s?
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
oligarchy
5.
Which of the following is part of a program to colonize Brazil’s sparsely populated Amazon Basin?
a)
launch of the Brazil Without Poverty program
b)
construction of the Transamazonica Highway
c)
introduction of the Science Without Borders program
d)
creation of MERCOSUR
6.
Which set of attitudes would Brazilians call the “Brazilian Way”?
a)
controlling, scheming, calculating
b)
rude, distant, impolite
c)
efficient, fast, energetic
d)
friendly, easygoing, good natured
7.
Which renewable natural resources are found in the Amazon Basin rain forest?
a)
soybeans, corn, and cotton plants
b)
natural rubber, nuts, and medicinal plants
c)
petroleum and natural gas
d)
coffee and sugarcane
8.
Which event helped draw European immigrants to Brazil in the 1720s?
a)
the discovery of diamonds in Brazil’s interior
b)
the king’s desire to convert native peoples to Christianity
c)
widespread famine throughout Europe
d)
the discovery of oil off Brazil’s Atlantic coast
9.
What kept the Portuguese from paying much attention to Brazil for more than 30 years after their arrival in the region?
a)
Portugal was at war with Spain
b)
The fierce native peoples of Brazil frightened the Portuguese away
c)
The main focus of the Portuguese was on their colonies and trade in Asia
d)
Brazil was thought to be a dry, barren region
10.
What is the largest country in South America?
a)
Chile
b)
Bolivia
c)
Brazil
d)
Argentina
11.
Where would you most likely encounter a favela, or shantytown?
a)
in a small, rural town
b)
on a plantation
c)
on the edge of a city
d)
in the rain forest
12.
What effect do the monsoons have on the Amazon River?
a)
The winds cool the temperature and dry up the forest floor
b)
The river floods in some places to more than 100 miles (161 km) wide
c)
The water level of the river decreases as the temperature goes up
d)
Forest fires are a danger, even in a rain forest.
13.
What is one reason the Amazon River carries so much freshwater?
a)
Water flows freely from the highland plateaus into the lowland plains
b)
A forest canopy shelters the soil of the Amazon Basin
c)
It has more than 1,000 tributaries
d)
It flows through vast grasslands
14.
Which Portuguese commander claimed the land of Brazil for Portugal?
a)
Pedro Cabral
b)
King John III
c)
Getúlio Vargas
d)
Christopher Columbus
15.
Of which agricultural product is Brazil the world’s largest supplier?
a)
pork
b)
pineapples
c)
cotton
d)
oranges
16.
In what way is Brazil different from every other South American country?
a)
It is the only South American country with an indigenous population
b)
It is the only South American country where Christianity is not the main religion
c)
It is the only South American country where Spanish is spoken.
d)
It is the only South American country that has a Portuguese heritage
17.
Which river flows east across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Orinoco
b)
Pilcomayo
c)
Amazon
d)
Rio Grande
18.
Where do most Brazilians live?
a)
on the pampas
b)
on the coastal lowlands
c)
on the highland plateaus
d)
on the Amazon Basin
19.
Famous statue in Rio de Janeiro?
a)
Statue of David
b)
Christ the Redeemer
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Statue of Liberty
20.
capital of Brazil
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Brasilia
c)
Sao Paulo
d)
Salvador
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