Brazil and its Neighbors Test
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / Orinoco River / f. / Montevideob. / Carnival / g. / Guaraní
c. / Caracas / h. / Amazon River
d. / ranching / i. / Paramaribo
e. / deforestation / j. / Brazilian Highlands
____1.Native American group of Paraguay
____2.Venezuela’s capital city
____3.major economic activity of Uruguay
____4.almost 4,000 miles long
____5.celebration held before Lent
____6.landform that covers about half of Brazil
____7.Suriname’s capital and chief port
____8.caused by logging, farming, and road building
____9.Venezuela’s most important river
____10.Uruguay’s capital city
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / prefect / f. / Juan Perónb. / fútbol / g. / São Paulo
c. / José de San Martín / h. / Falkland Islands
d. / Guiana Highlands / i. / Paraná River
e. / ranches / j. / Maracaibo
____11.place where gauchos work
____12.led Argentina’s fight for freedom from Spain
____13.French official who heads the government of French Guiana
____14.largest lake in South America
____15.Argentine dictator whose crackdown on freedom of speech and the press made people unhappy
____16.Brazil’s leading industrial center
____17.known as the Malvinas in Argentina
____18.area of Venezuela with Angel Falls
____19.location of Itaipu hydroelectric power generator
____20.favorite sport of Brazilians
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____21. The country shown in the shaded area of the map is
a. / Venezuela. / c. / Suriname.b. / Guyana. / d. / Brazil.
____22.The national symbol of Argentina is the ____.
a. / bald eagle / c. / gauchob. / Andes / d. / vaquero
____23.In 1960 Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to ____.
a. / Asunción / c. / Brasíliab. / São Paulo / d. / Caracas
____24.Suriname won its independence from the ____.
a. / Dutch / c. / Frenchb. / British / d. / Spanish
____25.In Venezuela the government owns the ____.
a. / ranching and farming industries / c. / service industriesb. / oil industry / d. / manufacturing industry
____26.The Amazon Basin is located in the northern region of ____.
a. / Argentina / c. / Venezuelab. / Brazil / d. / Uruguay
____27.Today most of Guyana’s population is made up of people from ____.
a. / Spain / c. / Africab. / the Netherlands / d. / India
____28.The llanos are found in ____.
a. / Venezuela / c. / Argentinab. / Brazil / d. / Uruguay
____29.The largest population of any South American country is found in ____.
a. / Argentina / c. / Brazilb. / Venezuela / d. / Paraguay
____30.During most of the 1800s and 1900s, Venezuela was ruled by ____.
a. / caudillos / c. / estanciasb. / gauchos / d. / porteños
____31.The largest forest area in western Paraguay is the ____.
a. / Andean Highlands / c. / Amazon Basinb. / pampas / d. / Gran Chaco
____32.Patagonia is located in ____.
a. / Suriname / c. / Argentinab. / Brazil / d. / French Guiana
____33.The more common language spoken in Paraguay is ____.
a. / Portuguese / c. / Guaraníb. / Spanish / d. / Quechua
____34.Brazil’s culture is largely ____.
a. / Spanish / c. / Guaraníb. / Portuguese / d. / European
____35.Many Brazilian cities are surrounded by ____.
a. / selvas / c. / favelasb. / telenovelas / d. / llanos
____36.A famous Carnival is held each year in ____.
a. / Brasília / c. / Asunciónb. / Caracas / d. / Rio de Janeiro
____37.Brazil’s Great Escarpment drops into the ____.
a. / Atlantic Ocean / c. / Amazon Basinb. / Pacific Ocean / d. / Amazon River
____38.The area around Lake Maracaibo is mostly ____.
a. / desert / c. / swampb. / rain forest / d. / mountains
____39.The national dance of Argentina is the ____.
a. / lambada / c. / sambab. / tango / d. / macarena
____40. According to the map, what is the main land use around the city of Rio de Janeiro?
a. / Ranching / c. / Commercial farmingb. / Forests / d. / Subsistence farming
____41. What does the symbol “Fe” stand for on this map?
a. / Fuel / c. / Fallen timberb. / Iron ore / d. / Bauxite
____42. According to this map, where is gold mined in Brazil?
a. / on the ranch land of the MatoGrosso Plateaub. / on the Brazilian Highlands near the coast
c. / in the Amazon rain forest
d. / around Rio de Janeiro
____43. What type of fish are harvested off the northwest coast of Brazil?
a. / Shrimp / c. / Sardinesb. / Oysters / d. / Snapper
____44. What is the main land use for the northwest region of Brazil?
a. / Subsistence farming / c. / Ranchingb. / Forest products / d. / Commercial farming
____45. Based on the elevation profile, at what elevation are the Brazilian Highlands?
a. / Sea level / c. / about 4,000 metersb. / about 2,000 feet / d. / about 6,000 feet
____46. What city does this profile show on the east coast?
a. / Lima / c. / Salvadorb. / Andes / d. / Rio de Janeiro
____47. About how far from the Equator is the region shown on this profile?
a. / 20° North of the Equator / c. / This region is directly on the Equator.b. / 12° to 13° North of the Equator / d. / 12° to 13° South of the Equator
____48. Which of the following landforms on the profile is NOT located in Brazil?
a. / Andes / c. / MatoGrosso Plateaub. / Amazon Basin / d. / Brazilian Highlands
____49. What is the capital of Argentina?
a. / Córdoba / c. / Buenos Airesb. / Montevideo / d. / Bahía Blanca
____50. In which region of Argentina is the city of Rosario located?
a. / Patagonia / c. / Altiplanob. / pampas / d. / Atlantic seacoast
____51. What borders Argentina on the east?
a. / Chile / c. / Paraguayb. / Bolivia / d. / Atlantic Ocean
____52. Which of the following countries does NOT border Argentina?
a. / Brazil / c. / Perub. / Bolivia / d. / Uruguay
____53. Which of the following Argentine cities is located in the region of Patagonia?
a. / Buenos Aires / c. / Córdobab. / Sarmiento / d. / Salto
____54. What geographic feature separates the two regions of Paraguay?
a. / Bolivia/Brazil border / c. / Paraná Riverb. / Paraguay River / d. / Tropic of Capricorn
____55.According to the map, which of the following statements is true?
a. / Paraguay borders Uruguay.b. / The Gran Chaco lies east of the Paraguay River.
c. / The Paraná River divides Paraguay.
d. / Paraguay is landlocked.
____56. Use the map to determine which of the following statements is NOT true.
a. / Paraguay is bordered by three countries.b. / The Tropic of Cancer runs through Paraguay.
c. / The Tropic of Capricorn runs through Paraguay.
d. / The Paraná River is shared by Paraguay and Brazil.
____57. According to the circle graph, which region of Brazil has the largest population?
a. / Northeast / c. / Southeastb. / South / d. / West Central
____58. In which region of the Brazil do the fewest Brazilians live?
a. / North / c. / West Centralb. / South / d. / Northeast
____59. Based on the circle graph, where can you infer that the dense Amazon Basin is located?
a. / Northeast / c. / Southb. / Southeast / d. / North
____60. Brazil’s total population is about 176 million. Using the percentages in the circle graph, how many people live in the southeast region of Brazil?
a. / about 114 million / c. / about 42 millionb. / about 74 million / d. / about 42 thousand
____61. According to the map, which of the following statements is the best description of Brazil’s capital?
a. / It is located on the Atlantic coast.b. / It is located on the Tropic of Capricorn.
c. / It is located in the northeast region of Brazil.
d. / It is located far inland.
____62. Which country has Paramaribo as its national capital?
a. / Venezuela / c. / Surinameb. / Guyana / d. / Uruguay
____63. Which of the following cities is located at 10°N, 67° W?
a. / Recife / c. / Caracasb. / Cayenne / d. / Georgetown
____64. How many countries form land borders with Brazil?
a. / 5 / c. / 9b. / 7 / d. / 10
____65. Which of Brazil’s neighbors is a colony?
a. / French Guiana / c. / Guyanab. / Suriname / d. / Venezuela
____66. What does the letter “D” signify on the map?
a. / Orinoco River / c. / Amazon Riverb. / Paraná River / d. / Itaipu Dam
____67. Which letter on the map is located on Venezuela?
a. / C / c. / Hb. / E / d. / J
____68. What is the letter “J” pointing to on the map?
a. / Guyana / c. / Uruguayb. / French Guiana / d. / Suriname
____69.Rio de Janeiro, the site of elaborate Carnival festivities, is signified by which letter on the map?
a. / A / c. / Db. / B / d. / G
____70. About how much coffee does Brazil produce per year?
a. / 1.36 billion kilograms / c. / 0.91 billion kilogramsb. / 2.5 billion pounds / d. / 2.5 million pounds
____71. Which of the following statements supports the information shown in this graph?
a. / Most of the world’s coffee is grown in African countries.b. / Brazil produces twice as much coffee as Colombia.
c. / Brazil has the right soil and climate to grow large amounts of coffee.
d. / Mexico and Guatemala together produce as much coffee as Brazil.
“I watched the river. Each boat carried a tiny cross-section of Amazon society. . . . Canoes drifted past. Small wooden passenger boats or traders mumbled their smoky way downstream. No matter how blue the sky, the river never caught the color in its reflection; it was loaded with sediment carved from the Andes. Logs and brush and whirlpools moved past in endless flow, and river dolphins rolled ahead of us.”
National Geographic
____72. What is described in this quote?
a. / the Orinoco River / c. / the Amazon Riverb. / the Andes / d. / the Rio Grande
____73. What is the source of the Amazon River?
a. / the Amazon Basin / c. / the Atlantic Oceanb. / the Andes ranges / d. / the Pacific Ocean
____74. Which of the following types of transportation was NOT seen on the river in this quote?
a. / canoes / c. / wooden passenger boatsb. / sailboats / d. / trading boats
____75. The writer saw all but which of the following in the Amazon River?
a. / clear freshwater / c. / river dolphinsb. / sediment / d. / whirlpools
Buenos Aires has often been called “The Paris of South America” and likened to European cities. Many streets and much of the city’s architecture were purposely fashioned to resemble famous European counterparts. The Avenida de Mayo was constructed to resemble the Gran Via in Madrid, Spain. The Colon Theater copies Italy’s La Scala in Milan. Carrio Norte (The North Neighborhood) resembles the Right Bank of Paris, France.
____76. Which of the following would be the best title for this paragraph?
a. / Argentina and Its Struggle to Modernizeb. / Buenos Aires, City of Farmers
c. / Beautiful Buenos Aires
d. / Spain’s Cultural Legacy
____77. Buenos Aires has elements of all of the following cities EXCEPT _____.
a. / New York City / c. / Milanb. / Paris / d. / Madrid
____78. Based on the paragraph, which of the following statements about Buenos Aires is NOT true?
a. / The city has a French-style area called Barrio Norte.b. / One of the streets in Buenos Aires is similar to a famous street in Spain.
c. / The city has no theaters.
d. / The city’s architecture includes Italian elements.
A few acres of Brazil’s rain forests might contain 450 different species of trees. Thousands of other types of plants—orchids, ferns, and vines—grow on, among, or beneath the trees. Experts estimate that more than 300 new plant-based medicines are yet to be developed from rain forest plants. In addition, the forests hum with countless insect species. A single tree might hold 650 kinds of beetles. Sharing the forest are an incredible variety of birds, snakes, frogs, bats, jaguars, and monkeys.
____79. According to the paragraph, about how many different species of trees are found in a few acres of Brazil’s rain forest?
a. / 300 / c. / 650b. / 450 / d. / 1,000
____80. Which of the following statements about Brazil’s rain forests is FALSE?
a. / Frogs and snakes live in the rain forest.b. / The canopy prevents other plants from thriving in the rain forest.
c. / Countless insect species live in the rain forests of Brazil.
d. / Many medicines can be developed from rain forest plants.
____81. What will be lost if the rain forests of Brazil are continually destroyed?
a. / better roads / c. / farming areasb. / new plant-based medicines / d. / lumber profits
“Any Spaniard who does not . . . work against tyranny in behalf of this just cause, will be considered an enemy and be punished as a traitor to the nation. . . . On the other hand, a general and absolute amnesty is granted to those who come over to our army. . . , as well as to those who render aid to the good citizens who are endeavoring to throw off the yoke of tyranny. . . .
Simón Bolívar, Liberator of Venezuela, June 15, 1813
____82. Simón Bolívar spoke these words as he was preparing to lead an army to free Venezuela from Spanish rule. What do these words imply about Spaniards?
a. / No Spaniards lived in Venezuela.b. / All Spaniards were being asked to leave Venezuela.
c. / Many Spaniards lived in Venezuela.
d. / No Spaniards would be allowed to immigrate to Venezuela.
____83. Which of the following phrases is the best definition of “tyranny”?
a. / forced labor / c. / citizens of a countryb. / fight for freedom / d. / cruel and powerful leadership
____84. What did Bolívar promise to those Spaniards who aided the fight for freedom?
a. / They would be treated as enemies. / c. / They would be punished as traitors.b. / They would be granted amnesty. / d. / They would be yoked with tyranny.
Short Answer
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/ Using the map, summarize the economic activity of Brazil.86.
/ Use this profile to write a generalization about the elevation of South America.A few acres of Brazil’s rain forests might contain 450 different species of trees. Thousands of other types of plants—orchids, ferns, and vines—grow on, among, or beneath the trees. Experts estimate that more than 300 new plant-based medicines are yet to be developed from rain forest plants. In addition, the forests hum with countless insect species. A single tree might hold 650 kinds of beetles. Sharing the forest are an incredible variety of birds, snakes, frogs, bats, jaguars, and monkeys.
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/ Summarize the types of biodiversity found in Brazil’s rain forests.“Any Spaniard who does not . . . work against tyranny in behalf of this just cause, will be considered an enemy and be punished as a traitor to the nation. . . . On the other hand, a general and absolute amnesty is granted to those who come over to our army. . . , as well as to those who render aid to the good citizens who are endeavoring to throw off the yoke of tyranny. . . .
Simón Bolívar, Liberator of Venezuela, June 15, 1813
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/ To whom was Simón Bolívar speaking in this passage? For what reason?Over the years, music from three different continents has influenced the music of Brazil. The samba became popular in the 1930s. It is a mixture of Spanish and African music. In the 1950s, the bossa nova became a favorite dance. It borrowed themes from American jazz. The lambada is a modern example of Brazilian music. It contains Caribbean rhythms and has became popular all over the world.
89.
/ Based on the paragraph, from which cultures have Brazilians borrowed musical elements?90.
/ What is the main idea of this paragraph?Essay
91.
/ Why is the Amazon rain forest now facing danger?92.
/ How have oil prices affected Venezuela?93.
/ In which of the South American countries would you most like to live? Explain your answer.94.
/ List three of the important events in Venezuela’s history in the order that they occurred.Brazil and its Neighbors Test
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SHORT ANSWER
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Forest and timber products are the main land use of the Amazon rain forest in northwest Brazil. Ranching occurs throughout the central and southern parts of the country. Subsistence farming is the main economic activity surrounding many of the large cities on the eastern seacoast. Brazil has a large fishing industry. Its resources also include many minerals mined throughout the country. Commercial farming is found in the southern part of Brazil.