Vocabulary 1 Tropical rain forest Hot and wet

Vocabulary 1. Tropical rain forest – Hot and wet climate found near equator. 2. Tropical savanna – Hot climate near equator with wet and dry season. 3. Escarpment – Cliffs separating areas of different elevations. 4. Economy – A country’s money system; also what they produce to make money. 5. Natural resources – Products of earth that can be used by people. 6. Urban – Living in towns and cities. 7. Rural – Living outside of towns and cities. 8. Imports – Products brought in by a country. 9. Exports – Products sold to other countries.

What is the land like? Use this site to answer questions! 1. Click on “Land Climate. ” Forests cover about _____ percent of Brazil’s land. 2. What is in the west and northeast? Brazilian Highlands Amazon Basin

Iguazu Falls, Southern Brazil – why does South America have so many waterfalls ?

What is the climate like? 3. The climate of Brazil is mostly ________. 4. Why are seasons in Brazil opposite of ours? Rio de Janeiro Amazon

What is the economy like? (Click on Money and Economy. ) 5. List ten exports of Brazil. 6. What is most sugarcane used to make? 7. Recent discoveries of ______ have also made it a large producer of this resource. 8. Deforestation is a huge problem in Brazil. What is it, and what are some reasons it is done?

What are the people like? 9. Brazil’s two largest cities are (Google it): 10. Colonized by the country of _____ (Check the time line on Culture Grams (1500): 11. Main Language: 12. What percent of Brazil’s population is Roman Catholic? 13. Why so many?

14. Most Brazilians live along the coast. It’s also where you’ll find the two largest cities: Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. 15. Why don’t many people live in the interior of Brazil?

16. Click on “Population. ” How much of Brazil’s people have an ancestor who was an African slave? What does indigenous mean? 17. Click on “Life as a Kid. ” What are favelas?

18. Most popular sport:

What is the history like? 19. 1500 s – The ________ took over and enslaved the native populations. 20. To replace the natives, slaves from ______ were brought in. 21. In the 1980 s, _______ soared, creating an increase in goods across the country.