BRAZILBRAZILTHE GIANT OF SOUTH AMERICA

A. TWO MAJOR TYPES OF A. TWO MAJOR TYPES OF LANDFORMSLANDFORMS

1. Plains:a. 10-30 miles deep along the Atlantic coast

b. Amazon River basin

2. Plateau:a. Brazilian Highlands

3. Escarpment:a. Steep cliff between two different levels of

land

B. Northeast regionB. Northeast region1. Colonized by the Portuguese in

1500a. Built large sugarcane plantations

along the coast

b. Brought more than 3,000,000 African slaves to work the land

c. This African culture is still a major influence on the region

C. SERTAO (ser TY oh)C. SERTAO (ser TY oh)1. Interior plains region

2. Wet/Dry climate

3. Some droughts last a year or more

4. Many people of this region are poor

5. Malnutrition causes a low life expectancy of only 49 years

D. SOUTHEAST REGIOND. SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Only 11% of Brazil’s land2. Over 40% of Brazil’s population3. Subtropical climate and fertile soil4. Cash crops:

a. Cottonb. Sugar canec. Riced. Cacao

COFFEECOFFEE5. Biggest and most

important cropa. Coffee

b. Called, “The world’s coffee-pot”

c. Grows ¼ of the world’s coffee

E. THE CITIESE. THE CITIES1. Rio de Janeiro:

a. Former capital of Brazilb. Known for vacations, beaches and

Carnival:c. Carnival: Takes place during the

four days preceding lent.d. Lent: Roman-Catholic religious

practice of fasting and penitence before Easter

F. FAVELASF. FAVELAS1. Drawn to the excitement and potential

opportunities JOBS2. Millions of uneducated people from the

countryside end up in the cities3. They usually find low-paying jobs , and

end up building a shack in a favela4. Favela:

a. SLUMb. Usually on a hillside or in a swampc. Wood plank walls and tin roof

G. BRAZILIAN HIGHLANDSG. BRAZILIAN HIGHLANDS1. Plateau region in

the southeastern heartland

2. Location of the “New” capital city

a. Brasilia

H. AMAZON RIVER BASINH. AMAZON RIVER BASIN1. Largest region of Brazil

2. Least explored

3. Almost 80” of rainfall per year

4. Constant temperature of about 80o

5. Home to thousands of species of plants and animals

I. AMAZON INDIANSI. AMAZON INDIANS1. When the Portuguese

arrived, the population of Indians was estimated in the millions

2. Today’s estimates place the number at about 200,000

3. Many died due to diseases brought by the Portuguese

J. QUEST FOR ECONOMIC GROWTHJ. QUEST FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

1. Brazil is a country of extremesa. Very rich in natural resources

b. Huge number of very poor people

c. Many families cannot afford to feed and clothe their children

d. Thousands of children live by themselves on the street begging or working for coins just to buy food.

K. POLICIES FOR GROWTHK. POLICIES FOR GROWTH1. Boost the industrial base2. Constructed steel mills and

oil-refineries3. Build huge hydroelectric

dams (using the escarpment)4. Tremendous growth of

industry brought millions of people into the cities looking for a job/better life

K. POLICIES FOR GROWTHK. POLICIES FOR GROWTH5. Road building projects

a. 3,000 miles across jungle

6. Government gave away thousands of plots of land in the Amazon Basin for:

a. Farming b. Mining

7. Developing the Interior

8. Brasilia:a. Planned city, 600 miles from the coast

b. 1990 population, 2 million

L. DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSESL. DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSES1. More than 1 million people have moved

into the Amazon2. Manufacturing now accounts for 1/3 of

GNP3. One of the world’s leading industrial

economies4. Development of GASAHOL

a. Mix of gasoline and ethanolb. Ethanol is produced from sugar canec. In 2006, Brazil became Oil Independent

(They do not buy oil from other countries)

M. NEGATIVE EFFECTS M. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENTOF DEVELOPMENT

1. Poverty has increased as people rushed into the cities

2. People came to the Amazon to farm

3. Found that the soil isn’t very fertile

4. Many people have abandoned their farms

5. The soil was left to wash away

N. BRAZIL’S FUTUREN. BRAZIL’S FUTURE1. Has a great climate2. Millions of acres of very

fertile soil3. Brazil has the potential to

become a world-power4. Tourism is a booming

businessa. Ecotourism: Tourists

visit the jungle without destroying it

A.T.G.T.A.T.G.T.1. First name

2. Last Name

3. Class period

4. Hold it up to show me (by row)

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