WorksheetsSocial Studies, Chapter 9
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
4,000 mile-long river that flows eastward across northern Brazil.
Rio del la Plata
Amazon River
Parana River
Nile
What is an Argentine cowboy?
Gauchos
Mercosur
Pampas
Estuary
An estuary that connects Parana River and the Atlantic River
Pampas
Amazon River
Rio de la Plata
Nile
What is the largest urban area in South America, located in southeastern Brazil?
Rio del Janeiro
Brasilia
Manaus
Sao Paulo
A major port and industrial city; located 1,000 miles from the Amazon River
Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Manaus
Rio de Janeiro
What is a giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs?
Brasilia
Megacity
Manaus
Pampas
Huge slums in south east Brazil
Favelas
Manaus
Macumba
Gaucho
A partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater.
Pampas
Estuary
Favelas
Peninsula
What is soil that has become infertile because it has lost nutrients needed by plants
Deforestation
Soil exhaustion
Soil depletion
Composted soil
What are wide, grassy plains in central Argentina?
Estuary
Grass lands
Pampas
Highlands
Brazil's second largest city, located northeast of Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Manaus
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
What is the capital of Brazil?
Rio de Janeiro
Brasilia
Manaus
Sao Paulo
What is the clearing of trees?
Detasseling
Detrunking
Deforestation
Delimitation
What is the capital of Argentina?
Sao Paulo
Pampas
Buenos Aires
Manaus
Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean.
Landlocked
Peninsula
Cove
Island
An organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation
Socialism
Communism
Informal Economy
Mercosur
The _________________ is a major source of natural resources.
Coffee field
Rain forest
Banana plantation
Amazon river
Brazil's history has NOT been affected by which group?
Brazilian Indians
Portuguese settlers
Enslaved Africans
Enslaved Indians
Argentina fought and gained independence when?
1900's
1700's
1800's
1600's
Which country lies between Argentina and Brazil?
Equador
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Which European country colonized Brazil?
Germany
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Why is Argentina's population mostly of European descent?
The country has many tourist every year that move there.
Europeans came to rebuild Argentina.
The country was colonized and settled by people from Europe.
All the native Indians die off from diseases the Europeans brought with them.
What religion is most common in Brazil?
Protestantism
Roman Catholic
Buddism
Macumba
How does the Amazon River affect the Atlantic Ocean at the river's mouth?
The freshwater in the Amazon flows eastward into the Atlantic.
The Amazon makes up 20 percent of the water that drains into the Atlantic.
The Amazon flows into an estuary which affects the Atlantic's flow of water.
The freshwater from the Amazon lowers the salt level of the Atlantic.
How does the northeast of Brazil differ from the southeast of Brazil?
The northeast and southeast are very similar, the only difference is their geographical location.
The southeast is mostly populated with immigrants while the northeast is populated with Brazilian Indians.
The northeast is Brazil's poorest region while the southeast is Brazil's richest region.
The southeast is more colonial while the northeast is more industrial.
What kind of climate does the Amazon basin have?
humid continental
humid tropical
humid subtropical
tropical savanna
What is unique about the Amazon Rainforest?
The Amazon Rainforest is a humid tropical region in northern Brazil.
The Amazon Rainforest is a dry rainforest.
The Amazon Rainforest is the only rainforest with a cool, desert climate
The Amazon Rainforest is home to the world's greatest variety of plant and animal life.
What is one similarity and one difference between Uruguay and Paraguay?
Both have a large mestizo population; Paraguay speaks Portuguese, and Uruguay speaks Spanish.
Both are have a democracy type government; Paraguay is Roman Catholic, and Uruguay is protestant.
Both were Spanish colonies; Paraguay is landlocked, and Uruguay is not.
Both gained their independence in 1825; Paraguay is mostly rural, and Uruguay is mostly urban.
