Brazil - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the capital of Brazil?

Rio de Janeiro

Sao Paulo

Brasilia

Salvador

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Click the most accurate description of Brazil's location

Brazil is located in the north Hemisphere and is part of North America

Most of Brazil is located in the Southern Hemisphere. It is found on the continent of South America. Some of its surrounding countries include Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.

Brazil is found on the West coast of South America. Brazil's coast line is on the pacific ocean. Surrounding countries include Chile and Costa Rica.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Brazilian currency is?

The Brazilian Real

The Brazilian Dollar

The Brazilian Pound

The Brazilian Paso

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The main language spoken in Brazil is......

Spanish

English

Portuguese

Brazilian

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Brazil is known as a...

High Income Country (HIC)

Newly Emerging Economy (NEE)

Technologically Advanced Nation (TAN)

Low Income Country (LIC)

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a Favela?

A Brazilian shack or Shanty Town (slum)

A special local dish including spiced chicken and tomatoes

The Brazilian name for a beach

A police officer

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement is not true about Favelas?

Favelas are illegal

Favelas are built on steep slopes

Residents can apply to gain ownership to their land

Favelas must be painted bright colours

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Brazil contains one of the largest rainforests in the world. What is its name

Apple

Amazon

Netflix

Taiga

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

You tend to find rainforests along the.....

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

River

10.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

Tick all the layers of the rainforest

Shrub Layer

Under Canopy

The Carpet

Canopy

Emergent

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Look at the climate graph. Click the true statement.

The temperature of the rainforest stays fairly constant all year round at about 26c

The Temperature of the rainforest fluctuates. It is high in the summer and low in the winter

The rainforest see very little rain in May

The rainforest experiences a dry season from March to June

12.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

What challenges do indigenous tribes face in the Amazon?

Deforestation and illegal logging

The erosion of their culture

Disease from outside contact with other people

Tribal over-population

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What landform does a waterfall create?

Meander

Gorge

Ox-bow lake

Floodplain

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Meanders form because...

Fast flowing water erodes the inside of the bend and slower flowing water deposits material on the outside of the bend.

the force of the water hitting the sides of the bank

Fast flowing water erodes the outside of the bend and slower flowing water deposits material on the inside of the bend.

of the magnetic pull of the poles

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Waterfalls from because...

Softer rock is eroded under harder rock

Harder rock is eroded under softer rock

there are natural drops in a river course

heavy rainfall

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long is the river Amazon?

2400km/ 1491 miles

3400km/ 2112 miles

5400km/ 3355 miles

6400km/ 4000miles

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In Brazil we find people are moving from the countryside into cities. What do we call this?

Immigration

Urban to rural migration

Rural to urban migration

city migration

18.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

Tick the push factors

A lack of jobs in the countryside

Medical facilities in the city

Education for only primary school age in the countryside

Beautiful environment in the countryside

19.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

Tick the pull factors

Job opportunities in the city

Secondary education in the Cities

Overcrowding in the cities

Good electricity supply in the cities

20.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

Which are examples of rainforest protection?

Self-help scheme

Absolute protection

Eco-tourism

CITIES

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