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22 Cards in this Set
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"backwoods" region that suffers from poor soil, scarce grazing lands, and uncertain rainfall
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Sertao
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a steep cliff between two level areas at different heights
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Escarpment
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an area drained by a river and its tributaries
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Basin
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a slum community that is very poor; most Brazilian cities have these
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Favelas
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a mix of gasoline with ethanol (alcohol-based fuel)
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Gasohol
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What are the two major landforms of Brazil?
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Plains and Plateaus
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What is the climate of Brazil's interior plateau?
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Tropical Wet and Dry
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Where does most of the population of the southeast live?
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Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
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Why was Brazil's capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia?
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Rio de Janeiro was overcrowded and the government wanted to boost development of the interior and to draw people away from the coastal cities.
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Why do people of the northeast have life expectancies below the Brazil national average?
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Poverty is severe in the northeast, so people have impoverished lives and chronic malnutrition. As a result, they will not live as long as others
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What is Brazil's largest but least populated region?
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Amazon River Basin
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What is the most important crop grown in the southeast?
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Coffee
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Why are there so few Indians that live in the Amazon River Basin?
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Either the Portuguese killed them or the Portuguese's diseases killed them
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What are the four regions of Brazil?
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Northeast Region, Southeast Region, Brazilian Highlands, and the Amazon River Basin
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What is the official language of Brazil?
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Portugeuse
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After the rainforest is clear, what eventually happens to teh soil?
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The soil becomes barren, red clay and is not usable
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What accounts for the African influence of the northeast?
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The Portuegeuse colonists brought in African slaves to do work on their plantations
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What percentage of the population in Brazil lives in the southeast?
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40 %
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What does the future hold for Brazil?
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Brazil could be a major world power as a result of development of service industries and manufacturing
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What can be said about the amount of natural resources in Brazil?
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There are a lot of them
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What is the climate of the southeast region?
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Humid-Subtropical
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What are the two policies of industrial growth?
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1: to boost the growth of industry
2: to encourage settlement and development in the country's interior |
