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6SS Ch 15.1-2 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most of northern Brazil is covered by the (a)   .

2.

The eastern side of Brazil is coastline along the (a)   .

3.

Brazil borders every South American country EXCEPT....

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Peru

d)

Venezuela

e)

Ecuador

4.

(a)   is a top environmental concern in Brazil.

5.

Brazil crosses the ____ and the _____.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

South Pole

e)

North Pole

6.

(a)   are streams that flow into larger streams or rivers.

7.

Most Brazilians live....

a)

In the Amazon Basin for the natural resources provided by the rainforest.

b)

In the central highlands for the good pasture land.

c)

In the southern coastal region where there is milder weather and access to trade.

8.

What are the major agricultural products of Brazil? (Prepare to name two!)

a)

coffee

b)

oranges

c)

papayas

d)

sugarcane

e)

soybeans

9.

Because it has a tropical climate, Brazil is good for agriculture year-round.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

(a)   colonized Brazil.

11.

The Treaty of Tordesillas helped settle boundary disputes in the New World between.....

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

the Netherlands

d)

Spain

e)

Portugal

12.

Colonists in Brazil eventually turned to a (a)   economy in which enslaved labor was used to grow cash crops.

13.

Colonists eventually turned to (a)   as a source of enslaved labor. (Be prepared to explain why! Check out the explanation I've written here.)