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Latin America / Brazil

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What granted Portugal the control over what is present day Brazil?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Lisbon

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Paris

2.

The 1st Portuguese to arrive in Brazil were in search of what?

a)

Copper & Silver

b)

Oil & Natural Gas

c)

Gold & Oil

d)

Gold & Silver

3.

Portuguese cleared out rainforests within Brazil to build what?

a)

Cotton Plantations

b)

Oil Drilling

c)

Sugar Plantations

d)

Major Cities

4.

After the native peoples died of diseases by the Portuguese, they brought in who to work on their plantations?

a)

African Slaves

b)

European Workers

c)

American Slaves

d)

They worked on them themselves

5.

What did the people of Brazil do to gain their independence from Portugal?

a)

Declared War

b)

Fought a Slave Revolt

c)

Signed a Petition

d)

Went on Strike

6.

There were once millions of natives who populated the rainforests of Brazil. Today, there is only about how many people populated the rainforests?

a)

800,000

b)

200,000

c)

50,000

d)

500,000

7.

Brazil is home to the largest population of who outside of their country?

a)

German

b)

Spanish

c)

American

d)

Japanese

8.

Oscar Niemeyer, a Brazilian architect, was brought in to build up the which city in Brazil to try and bring in more people to Brazil's interior?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Sau Paulo

c)

Brasilia

d)

Salvador

9.

Brazil is considered one of the most industrialized countries in South America. They have one of the largest what plants in the region here?

a)

Tin

b)

Steel

c)

Tungsten

d)

Iron

10.

There has been a huge increase in urbanization throughout Brazil. More than what % of people were living in cities by 1995?

a)

80%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

95%

11.

The most colorful feast day and most popular festival of Brazil is what?

a)

Carnival

b)

Inti Raymi

c)

American Renaissance and Baroque Music

d)

Tapati

12.

The economic heartland of Brazil is what major city?

a)

Sau Paulo

b)

Rio de Janeiro

c)

Salvador

d)

Brasilia

13.

This martial art/dance is of African origin. It was brought over into Brazil during the slave trade and has become a very popular art of dance through the country

a)

Salsa

b)

Tango

c)

Capoeira

d)

Bachata