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Brazil's Rainforests & Economy

The document summarizes key geographic and economic features of Brazil. It notes that the Amazon River winds through the country and supports vast rainforests that receive over 120 inches of rainfall annually. These rainforests cover much of the Amazon Basin. It also describes the Brazilian Highlands, which cover about half the country and drop sharply to the Atlantic Ocean at the Great Escarpment cliff. The document outlines Brazil's economic reliance on resources extracted from the rainforests like rubber, minerals, and wood, as well as agriculture and cattle ranching in the highlands and tourism in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

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Brazil's Rainforests & Economy

The document summarizes key geographic and economic features of Brazil. It notes that the Amazon River winds through the country and supports vast rainforests that receive over 120 inches of rainfall annually. These rainforests cover much of the Amazon Basin. It also describes the Brazilian Highlands, which cover about half the country and drop sharply to the Atlantic Ocean at the Great Escarpment cliff. The document outlines Brazil's economic reliance on resources extracted from the rainforests like rubber, minerals, and wood, as well as agriculture and cattle ranching in the highlands and tourism in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

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Brazil

Chapter 8, Section 1
Brazil’s Rainforests and Highlands
• The second longest river, the Amazon
River, winds almost 4,000 miles and
drains water from a wide, flat basin.
Brazil’s Rainforests and Highlands

• Up to 120 inches of rainfall each year


support the growth of rain forests.
• Macon only gets about 46 in. a year!
• These rainforests are known as selvas
in Brazil’s Amazon Basin.
Brazil’s Rainforests and Highlands

• The Brazilian Highlands cover about 1/2 of


the country and drop sharply into the
Atlantic Ocean.
• This drop is called the Great Escarpment.
• An escarpment is a steep cliff between
higher and lower land.
Brazil’s Economy
• In the mid-1800’s, the world discovered
the “secrets” of the Amazon Basin.
• Rubber, bauxite, tin, iron ore,
mahogany, and other woods are mined
and harvested there.
• Farmers use cleared rain forest land for
soybeans, tobacco, and cattle.
Brazil’s Economy
• Brazil produces more coffee than any
other country.
• Coffee is grown in the Brazilian Highlands.
• Huge cattle ranches are also found there.
Brazil’s Economy
• Tourists flock to coastal Rio de Janeiro.
• Sao Paulo, one of the fastest-growing
urban areas in the world, is Brazil’s
leading trade and industrial center.
Brazil’s Economic Challenges
• Despite Brazil’s strong economy, as
many as one-fifth of the people live in
extreme poverty.
• The poor continue to stream into slum
areas called favelas.
Brazil’s Economic Challenges
• To increase jobs and exports, Brazil’s government promotes farming, logging, and
mining in the Amazon rain forest.
• What are some consequences of deforestation? ________________________
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