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WorksheetsReview for Brazil Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where do most Brazilians live?
a)
on the Amazon Basin
b)
on the highland plateaus
c)
on the Coastal lowlands
d)
on the pampas
2.
Which renewable natural resources are found in the Amazon Basin rain forest?
a)
petroleum and natural gas
b)
coffee and sugarcane
c)
natural rubber, nuts, and medicinal plants
d)
soybeans, corn, and cotton plants
3.
Why is the Amazon considered the world’s largest river?
a)
because of its length
b)
because of the amount of freshwater it carries.
c)
because of the varied fish that live in the amazon river
d)
because it starts in the Andes mountains
4.
How is the location of the Amazon River related to the location of Brazil’s population?
a)
Although surrounded by rain forest, the river basin area is densely populated.
b)
Nearly half of Brazil’s land lies within the river basin region.
c)
One-third of Brazilians live in the urban centers near the Amazon.
d)
Only about 6 percent of Brazil’s population lives in the Amazon Basin.
5.
Which of the following describes the Tupi?
a)
The Tupi lived as nomads
b)
The Tupi were mainly farmers.
c)
The Tupi lived in the lowlands
d)
The Tupi did not fish.
6.
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
7.
What was one major consequence of the construction of the Transamazonica Highway?
a)
increased destruction of the Amazon rain forest
b)
widespread emigration out of Brazil
c)
de-emphasis on agriculture and mining
d)
the collapse of Brazil’s logging industry
8.
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
9.
grassy, treeless plains in southern Brazil
a)
basin
b)
pampas
c)
escarpments
d)
plateaus
10.
steep slopes rising from the Atlantic coast to the Brazilian Highlands
a)
pampas
b)
basin
c)
plateau
d)
escarpment
11.
What effect do the monsoons have on the Amazon River?
a)
The water level of the river decreases as the temperature goes up.
b)
The winds cool the temperature and dry up the forest floor
c)
Forest fires are a danger, even in a rain forest
d)
The river floods in some places to more than 100 miles (161 km) wide
12.
In the 1500's, King John III of Portugal gave large tracts of land in Brazil to his supporters, who agreed to develop the land. Which of the following was a direct consequence of the land-grant system?
a)
Colonists forced the native population into slavery.
b)
Portugal went bankrupt from giving away so much valuable land.
c)
Colonists became wealthy by selling the land to the native population.
d)
Spain sent troops into the region to prevent the colonization of Brazil.
13.
Which event helped draw European immigrants to Brazil in the 1720's?
a)
the king’s desire to convert native peoples to Christianity
b)
the discovery of diamonds in Brazil’s interior
c)
widespread famine throughout Europe
d)
the discovery of oil off Brazil’s Atlantic coast
14.
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 taken plantation owners’ land and given it to landless Brazilians.
c)
Pedro II had imposed high taxes on plantation owners.
d)
Pedro II had pushed through an end to slavery
15.
Portuguese sailors first established trading posts along Brazil’s coast in order to collect _____________________.
a)
cotton
b)
bananas
c)
brazilwood
d)
natural gas
16.
a makeshift community on the edge of a city
a)
hinterland
b)
metropolitan area
c)
central city
d)
favela
17.
a remote inland region
a)
hinterland
b)
metropolitan area
c)
central city
d)
favela
18.
How did the Jesuits affect life in sixteenth-century Brazil?
a)
They gained control over vast tracts of land and became wealthy.
b)
They angered many colonists because they protected native peoples from slavery.
c)
They discouraged immigration into Brazil and thereby damaged the economy
d)
They helped plantations grow by finding native peoples to work in the fields.
19.
To relieve poverty and overcrowding, poor rural Brazilians have been offered free land in the Amazon Basin if they will develop it. Why might this pose a problem?
a)
Factories located in the cities might not have enough available workers.
b)
Development in the region threatens the existence of the rain forest.
c)
Wealthy Brazilians will easily drive out the poor and claim the land for themselves.
d)
Rural Brazilians lack the skills needed to develop the land.
20.
A smaller river that flows into a larger one.
a)
tributary
b)
basin
c)
plateau
d)
escarpments
21.
What is the official language of Brazil?
a)
Brazilian
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
French
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