Brazil - Favela

What is a favela?

• A Brazilian food made with rice

• A slum or shantytown

• An area of a city where rich people live

• A Brazilian storm with high winds

What are Favelas made from?

• Constructed from a variety of materials, ranging from bricks to garbage.

• Rice and beans

• Straw and wood

• Flour and eggs

How do Favelas get electricity?

• Giant batteries

• Wind farms

• In most cases it is illegally tapped from the public grid

• Hydro electricity

What is life like in Favelas?

• Delicious because of the rice and beans.

• Cramped, crowded and diseased.

• Comfortable and cozy.

• Just like living in Kirkham.

What glacial land form is a Blea Water?

• A U-shaped valley

• A Corrie

• Glacial Till

• A Corrie and Tarn

What is a Glacier?

• Snow that is compressed into ice over a long time.

• A river that has frozen.

• A brand of ice pop.

• The snow on the peak of a mountain.

Are Favela's at risk from fires and why?

• Yes as they are cramped and close together and often built from flammable materials

• No as they have an excellent fire service.

• Yes because there are few roads for the excellent fire service to get their fire engines to fires.

• No because it has regular monsoons.

What does 'population density mean'?

• Lots of people live in a country.

• How many people live per km2 in a country or area.

• The people in that country live a long time.

• The towns and cities in that country are very crowded.