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Brazil

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Brasilia

d)

Salvador

2.

Click the most accurate description of Brazil's location

a)

Brazil is located in the north Hemisphere and is part of North America

b)

Most of Brazil is located in the Southern Hemisphere. It is found on the continent of South America. Some of its surrounding countries include Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.

c)

Brazil is found on the West coast of South America. Brazil's coast line is on the pacific ocean. Surrounding countries include Chile and Costa Rica.

3.

Brazilian currency is?

a)

The Brazilian Real

b)

The Brazilian Dollar

c)

The Brazilian Pound

d)

The Brazilian Paso

4.

The main language spoken in Brazil is......

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

Brazilian

5.

Brazil is known as a...

a)

High Income Country (HIC)

b)

Newly Emerging Economy (NEE)

c)

Technologically Advanced Nation (TAN)

d)

Low Income Country (LIC)

6.

What is a Favela?

a)

A Brazilian shack or Shanty Town (slum)

b)

A special local dish including spiced chicken and tomatoes

c)

The Brazilian name for a beach

d)

A police officer

7.

Which statement is not true about Favelas?

a)

Favelas are illegal

b)

Favelas are built on steep slopes

c)

Residents can apply to gain ownership to their land

d)

Favelas must be painted bright colours

8.

Brazil contains one of the largest rainforests in the world. What is its name

a)

Apple

b)

Amazon

c)

Netflix

d)

Taiga

9.

You tend to find rainforests along the.....

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

River

10.

Tick all the layers of the rainforest

a)

Shrub Layer

b)

Under Canopy

c)

The Carpet

d)

Canopy

e)

Emergent

11.

Look at the climate graph. Click the true statement.

a)

The temperature of the rainforest stays fairly constant all year round at about 26c

b)

The Temperature of the rainforest fluctuates. It is high in the summer and low in the winter

c)

The rainforest see very little rain in May

d)

The rainforest experiences a dry season from March to June

12.

What challenges do indigenous tribes face in the Amazon?

a)

Deforestation and illegal logging

b)

The erosion of their culture

c)

Disease from outside contact with other people

d)

Tribal over-population

13.

What landform does a waterfall create?

a)

Meander

b)

Gorge

c)

Ox-bow lake

d)

Floodplain

14.

Meanders form because...

a)

Fast flowing water erodes the inside of the bend and slower flowing water deposits material on the outside of the bend.

b)

the force of the water hitting the sides of the bank

c)

Fast flowing water erodes the outside of the bend and slower flowing water deposits material on the inside of the bend.

d)

of the magnetic pull of the poles

15.

Waterfalls from because...

a)

Softer rock is eroded under harder rock

b)

Harder rock is eroded under softer rock

c)

there are natural drops in a river course

d)

heavy rainfall

16.

How long is the river Amazon?

a)

2400km/ 1491 miles

b)

3400km/ 2112 miles

c)

5400km/ 3355 miles

d)

6400km/ 4000miles

17.

In Brazil we find people are moving from the countryside into cities. What do we call this?

a)

Immigration

b)

Urban to rural migration

c)

Rural to urban migration

d)

city migration

18.

Tick the push factors

a)

A lack of jobs in the countryside

b)

Medical facilities in the city

c)

Education for only primary school age in the countryside

d)

Beautiful environment in the countryside

19.

Tick the pull factors

a)

Job opportunities in the city

b)

Secondary education in the Cities

c)

Overcrowding in the cities

d)

Good electricity supply in the cities

20.

Which are examples of rainforest protection?

a)

Self-help scheme

b)

Absolute protection

c)

Eco-tourism

d)

CITIES