1. The Geography of Brazil

2. Brazil? Or NOT Brazil? Get out a sheet of paper, number it 1-10 For each of the following, decide whether the picture was taken of Brazil or if the picture was taken somewhere else in the world We will review at the end to check out answers

13. North Eastern Brazil

14. What is a Plateau? Sertao – Means “interior Plateau” – Tropical wet/dry climate – Soil is unfertile because of the tough dry season Imagine trying to plant crops in the scenes shown by the following pictures

15. Notice anything indicating a lack of water in this picture?

17. Sertao

18. North Eastern Region Many people living in this region suffer from poverty – Life expectancy is only 49 – Population living most in cities – Malnutrition and low income Economy based upon tourism and cotton production

19. Tourist Economy in NE Brazil

20. Cotton Production

21. South eastern Brazil 40% of total Brazilian population lives in this region Subtropical Climate and fertile soil – This region produces many cash crops sugar, coffee, rice, cotton, cacao Largest Cities and industry in this region – Also home to shantytowns known as “favelas”

22. Sau Paulo

23. Rio De Janeiro

24. Brazilian Highlands Southern/Central region of the country Landlocked region Economy – based on raising cattle – Recently tourism has become popular to the Brazilian Highlands Brazils capital is in this region

25. Amazon River Basin Largest and least explored region. Heavy rainfall – Constant growing season – Thousands of species of plants and animals

26. Amazon River Piranhas

27. Toucan

28. Poison Dart Frog

29. Amazon River Basin Home to Amazon Indian tribes – Issues » Panara tribe highway built through land » Reservations Loss of culture, language, etc. Similar to American reservations

30. Indigenous Brazilians

32. Economy Economic Growth – Government built first steel mill, oil refinery in the 1950s – Government established bank, hydroelectric dams, and other infrastructure – Manufacturing thrives in steel industry, chemical industry, and automobile industry Established massive highway building system – How did this affect the Panara tribe? – How did this affect the Brazilian economy?

33. Environment Environmental Challenges Soil Erosion – Thick vegetation kept soil full of nutrients – Clearing of forests renders soil unusable – To keep farms running, more land must be cleared Deforestation – Threatens the vast plant and animal species » Hypothesize possible problems of deforestation? – Taxes and law enforcement try to maintain forest – Ecotourism encouraged by government » Increases awareness and does little/no harm

34. Burning of Trees in Brazil

35. Deforestation in Brazil

36. Effects of deforestation

37. Closure Create a graphic organizer summarizing the key points of the lesson include Economic development, The four regions and their characteristics, environmental issues, and anything else you deem applicable. This graphic organizer will be turned in with your summative essay.