1. 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.

2. What is the land like? 1.Click here. Forests cover about _____ percent of Brazil’s land.here 2.What is in the west and northeast? Brazilian Highlands Amazon Basin

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

4. Climate (from Land and Climate) 3. The climate of Brazil is mostly _______________. What does this mean? 4. ___________ is the warmest month and _______ is the coolest. Why are seasons opposite of ours? Amazon Rio de Janeiro

5. What is the economy like? (Click here)here 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.

6. 8. Deforestation is a huge problem in Brazil. What is it, and what are some reasons it is done?

7. What are the people like? 9. Colonized by the country of __________ (Look under History). 10. Main Language: 11. What percent of Brazil’s population is Roman Catholic? 12. Why so many?

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

9. 15. Poverty affects about 20% of Brazil’s population. What is poverty?

10. 16. Click here. How much of Brazil’s people have an ancestor who was an African slave?here 17. What does indigenous mean? 18. Click here. What are favelas?here

11. 19. Most popular sport:

12. What is the history like? 20. 1500s – The _______________ took over and enslaved the native populations. 21. To replace the natives, slaves from ____________ were brought in. 22. Discuss - Why did so many natives die of European disease?

13. 23. Carnival – five day celebration leading up to the beginning of Lent (it starts February 5 th this year).

14. Typical school lunch – beef, beans, rice, salad, bread and plantains.