Brazil (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Subcontinental region meaning
Subcontinental region meaning
Part of continent w/ distinct features (language, culture, physical)
Brazil's primary language
Brazil's primary language
Portuguese
Brazil's % of S. America landmass
Brazil's % of S. America landmass
Over 50%
Brazil's world size ranking
Brazil's world size ranking
4th largest
Brazil's population
Brazil's population
Approx. 203 million
Brazil's world population ranking
Brazil's world population ranking
5th most populated
Two major Brazilian physical features
Two major Brazilian physical features
Brazilian Highlands & Amazon Rainforest
Amazon's % of world oxygen production
Amazon's % of world oxygen production
Approx. 20%
Amazon Rainforest nickname
Amazon Rainforest nickname
Lungs of the Earth
Three main historical groups in Brazil
Three main historical groups in Brazil
Indigenous Amerindians, Africans, Portuguese
Brazil's original inhabitants
Brazil's original inhabitants
Indigenous Amerindians
How Africans came to Brazil
How Africans came to Brazil
Through colonial slave trade
Portuguese colonists' contributions
Portuguese colonists' contributions
Colonial framework, language & customs
S. American countries Brazil doesn't border
S. American countries Brazil doesn't border
Chile & Ecuador
Example of Brazilian cultural fusion
Example of Brazilian cultural fusion
Carnival