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Agricultural potential

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how suitable the land is for agricultural purposes

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Amerindians

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native group who live throughout North and South America

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Birth Rate

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number of babies born for every thousand people in a country

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Captaincy

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: the name given to the thin plots of land given by the Portuguese government when they divided Brazil between the rich Portuguese families

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Cash Crops

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Agricultural crops which are sold to other countries for large amounts of money

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Cerrado

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: vegetation of the Center West region of Brazil; combination of trees and grasslands; also called savanna

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Clear- cut Logging

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the destruction of a large amount of unneeded trees for the gain of a few desired trees

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Congress

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elected representatives from throughout Brazil. Congress serves the same function as the House of Representatives in the U.S. and the House of Commons in Canada

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Cruzados

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Brazilian money

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Death Rate

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number of deaths for every thousand people in a country

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Deforestation

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the clearing of forests

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Diversified Economy

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: economy based upon many agricultural products, raw materials and manufactured goods to trade

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Donatory system

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: the granting of large areas of Brazil to individuals

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Economic Boom

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: a time period when resources are in high demand

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Export

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: goods sold to other countries

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Favela

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an area of very poor housing

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Greenhouse Effect

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gases in the earth’s atmosphere act like the glass roof of a greenhouse to warm the earth’s surface

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Imports

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brought into a country from other countries

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Migration

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people moving from one place to settle in another

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Multinational

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a corporation (a company) that has headquarters in one country and branch plants in other countries

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Reserves

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large areas of land that are for the exclusive use of Indians

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Poverty-stricken

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: very poor

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Rubber Barons

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Individuals who become extremely wealthy from the rubber trade

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Sanitation services

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disposal of sewage and refuse from homes

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Satellite cities

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towns or small cities on the outskirts of a large city

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Slash-and Burn agriculture

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also called Shifting Agriculture; involves cutting and burning trees

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Tordesilla:

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Treaty of Tordesilla (1494); prepared by the Pope to divide newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal

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Vulcanization

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process which makes natural rubber more stable over a larger range of temperatures

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World Bank

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Officially called the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, it’s loosely attached to the United Nations. The World Bank provides loans and technical assistance for economic development projects in developing countries.