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WorksheetsCh. 8: Brazil
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Logging in the Amazon Basin has become a major environmental issue.
True
False
The Amazon is the largest river in terms of the amount of salt water it carries.
True
False
Brazil has one of the longest strips of coastal plains in South America.
True
False
Today, Brazil is ruled by the military: generals hold most of the important government positions.
True
False
Brazil got its name from the Brazil nuts that grow in the region.
True
False
Wealthy coffee growers in the southeast dominated the early Brazilian republic
True
False
hinterland
an overcrowded city slum in Brazil
to make free
an inland area that is remote from the urban areas of a country
a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below
emancipate
an overcrowded city slum in Brazil
to make free
an inland area that is remote from the urban areas of a country
the densely populated center of a metropolitan area
central city
to make free
an inland area that is remote from the urban areas of a country
a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below
the densely populated center of a metropolitan area
escarpment
an overcrowded city slum in Brazil
a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below
an inland area that is remote from the urban areas of a country
the densely populated center of a metropolitan area
favela
an overcrowded city slum in Brazil
to make free
an inland area that is remote from the urban areas of a country
the densely populated center of a metropolitan area
Which statement best describes the Brazilian climate?
A. Brazil has just two seasons—a wet summer and a dry winter.
B. Almost all of Brazil consists of a tropical rain forest climate.
C. The climate of Brazil is very much like the climate of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
D. Brazil’s climate varies greatly from region to region.
Brazil’s sugarcane is used to make which fuel for cars and trucks?
A. Payson's Station of natural gas
B. gasoline
C. ethanol
D. benzene
How did the Jesuits affect life in sixteenth-century Brazil?
A. They angered many colonists because they protected native peoples from slavery
B. They gained control over vast tracts of land and became wealthy
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.
After the end of slavery, what immigrant group did Brazil’s coffee growers depend on to pick their crops?
A. Portuguese
B. Japanese
C. Lebanese
D. Italians
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.
