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Ch. 12 Brazil

Bell Work: Get netbook /log-in Get Books/Worksheets Be Ready Right away. Ch. 12 Brazil. Days objectives. Learning objectives Environmental and Economic Challenges of the NE How has urbanization affected SE Why has govt. encouraged urban/economic growth in Brazilian highlands

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Ch. 12 Brazil

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  1. Bell Work: Get netbook/log-in Get Books/Worksheets Be Ready Right away Ch. 12Brazil

  2. Days objectives Learning objectives • Environmental and Economic Challenges of the NE • How has urbanization affected SE • Why has govt. encouraged urban/economic growth in Brazilian highlands • Main Characteristics of Amazon river basin ecosystem Vocabulary • Escarpment • Setao • favela

  3. Environmental and Economic Challenges of the NE • Environmental Challenges • Sertao • Tropical wet/dry climate • Droughts may last well over a year • Soil becomes so hard that when it does rain the soil cannot absorb it • Economic Challenges • Severe Poverty • Poor nutrition and wealth lead to life expectancy of reaching 48 • Family income may be 1/3 that of someone in the SE

  4. How has urbanization affected SE • SE is the Economic Heartland of Brazil • Only 10.9% of Area • 40% of Population • Humid Sub-tropical climate and fertile soil • Ideal for Farming • Grow large amounts of Cash Crops like cotton, sugar cane, rice, and cacao • Biggest and most important is COFFEE • Major Cities of Sao Paulo and Rio De Jeneiro • People have left rural in search of more excitement • W/out experience/education many have settled for low-paying jobs or none at all • Led to development of Favelas (read quote on pg. 257)

  5. Why has govt. encouraged urban/economic growth in Brazilian highlands • Map pg. 256 • Located north of SE region in an interior area of hills on the country’s central Plateau • Hoping to boost development away from coastal cities Brazil made Brasilla the new capital

  6. Main Characteristics of Amazon river basin ecosystem • Largest/least explored of the regions • Covers more than ½ the country • Moist trade winds blow from the Atlantic ocean producing large amounts of rainfall • Results in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world • Only 10% of Brazil lives in the Basin • Among them a large percentage of Indians • These Indians #s have been devastated much like that in the US, because of improved access around the country

  7. Lesson Closing • Put away all work • Get on Netbooks and go to Sharepoint • Click on link under today's tasks • Play For 10 Minutes • Complete all of Sect. 1 Quiz • Covered Tomorrow

  8. Vocabulary • Escarpment • Steep cliff between two level areas @ different heights • Sertao (Ser TY oh) • Interior Plateau in Brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain • Favela • “Slum communities” • People with no/little paying jobs end up in these

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