Ch. 8 - Brazil

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What type of climate exists in areas along the Amazon River?

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tropical rain forest

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Which statement best describes the Brazilian climate? Options: Brazil has just two seasons—a wet summer and a dry winter. Almost all of Brazil consists of a tropical rain forest climate. The climate of Brazil is very much like the climate of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Brazil’s climate varies greatly from region to region.

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Brazil’s climate varies greatly from region to region.

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Brazil’s sugarcane is used to make which fuel for cars and trucks?

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ethanol

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What is the primary language spoken in Brazil?

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Portuguese

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How wide can the Amazon River get during the heavy rains of the monsoon season?

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100 miles wide

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What is one reason the Amazon River carries so much water? Options: A forest canopy shelters the soil of the Amazon Basin., Water flows freely from the highland plateaus into the lowland plains., It has more than 1,000 tributaries., It flows through a vast grassland.

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It has more than 1,000 tributaries.

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Where would you most likely encounter a favela, or shantytown? Options: in a small, rural town, on the edge of a city, on a plantation, in the rain forest

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on the edge of a city

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What was one major consequence of the construction of the Transamazonica Highway?

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increased destruction of the Amazon rain forest

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Which statement about Brazil’s population is correct? Mixed-race marriages are more acceptable in Brazil than in many other countries, Very few Brazilians have European ancestry, Almost 80 percent of Brazilians have mixed racial ancestry., The largest mixed-race group in Brazil is of African and Native American descent.

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Mixed-race marriages are more acceptable in Brazil than in many other countries.

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What is the world's second longest river?

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Amazon