1. Chapter 16 South America, Section 1 Brazil Geography Shapes A Nation

2. Main Idea A The Rain Forests of Brazil are One Of The World’s Most Important Natural Resources

3. The Rain Forest provides about 1/3 of the Earth’s oxygen supply.

4. Photosynthesis is the reason that the Brazilian Rain Forest cleans the Earth air

5. One-fifth of the world’s fresh water supply is found in the rain forest

6. Main Idea B Threats to the Rain Forest Mean Serious Problems For Brazil

7. Illegal logging threatens the rain forest.

8. Fewer Trees and Plants Means Less Oxygen. Earth’s Climate is Threatened because of this loss.

9. Threats to the Rain forest also affect plants. These plants provide medicine.

10. Threats to the Rain forest also affect the traditional people who live there.

11. Main Idea C Diverse Backgrounds Contribute To Brazil’s Culture and Economy

12. Yanomami and Munduruku are 2 of the earliest Native American groups to live in Brazil Yanomami are to the.

13. African culture flourishes in Brazil, since many Brazilians are descendents of slaves.

14. Some people from Brazil are of Portuguese heritage, since Brazil was once a colony of Portugal.

15. Recently, the population of Brazil has grown in number of immigrants from Japan and Italy. Italian immigrants Japanese immigrants and their grandchildren

16. The dense mass of leaves that form the top layer of the rain forest is called the canopy.

17. Brazil’s flat grassy region is known as the savanna.