Geography Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What makes up nearly half of South America? | Brazil |
What is an escarpment? | A steep cliff between two level areas at a different height |
Does Brazil bulge out into the Atlantic? | yes |
How many slaves worked at a plantation? | Over 3 million |
True or False? The climate is very cool and always dry. | False |
In what year did the Portugese come to Brazil? | In the 1500s |
How long is the land dry then it rains and the rain ruins the land? | One year |
What is the brazilian life expectancy? | 49 |
What is Brazil's cash crop? | coffee |
What are the brazilian slums called? | Favelas |
What is Brazil's capital? | Brazillia |
What is the least explored region of Brazil? | The Amazon River Region |
What percentage of Brazilians live in the Basin? | 10 |
What is a plantation? | Large comerical farms |
What is a gasohol? | a mix of gasoline and ethnol |
What is Brazil's economic challenges? | They mostly live in the NE so most can feed their children |
WHat are some of the goverments Policies? | They try to ease the burden of people, they want to boost growth and encourage settlement in the counrty's interior |
What are some economic activites? | Steel mills, oil refineries, hydroelectric dams, banks automobiles |
What was the fraction of employed in 1940? | 2/3 |
What was the fraction of employed in 2000? | 1/3 |
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