Brazil at a glance: land, people, language and trade

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Brazil

   Land, people and government (cards A to D). Card A, a chart (columns Topic | What it shows): Land | the Amazon River and rainforest in the north; the Brazilian Highlands in the center and south; a long Atlantic coast; Climate | mostly tropical, wet in the Amazon, drier in the northeast, milder in the south; Share of people in cities (World Bank, 2024) | 87.9%; Life expectancy at birth (World Bank, 2024) | 76.0 years; Forest cover (World Bank, 2024) | 58.5% of land; Government | a federal presidential republic: an elected president, a two-house National Congress, 26 states and a Federal District. Note: The president is elected for a four-year term; power is shared between the national government and the states. Most Brazilians live near the Atlantic coast; Indigenous peoples, including the Yanomami and the Guaraní, live in many regions, including the Amazon. Card B, a reminder from the fact table: Brazil's population is 212.0 million (World Bank, 2024) and its area is 8,510,420 km², about 25 people per km². Card C, World Bank figures for 2024 from the China profile in this set: population 1,409.0 million; share of people in cities 65.9%; life expectancy 78.0 years; forest cover 24.0% of land. Card D, World Bank figures for 2024 from the Japan profile in this set: population 124.0 million; share of people in cities 92.2%; life expectancy 84.0 years; forest cover 68.3% of land.

2. 1.

   Brazil's density is about 25 people per km², yet 87.9% of its people live in cities. What does that pattern show, Ari asks?

   • Few Brazilians live in cities, because the density figure is low everywhere
   • People are spread evenly over the whole land, so each km² holds about 25
   • People crowd into cities and the coast, so the average hides empty areas
   • Brazil's cities are small and far apart, so the density figure is low
3. 2.

   Card A gives Brazil a forest cover of 58.5% of land and a city share of 87.9%. How can both be true, Bo asks?

   • Large forests lie where few people live, and most live in cities
   • The city share is a share of the forest, so the two add up
   • Forests grow in the cities, which is why so many people live there
   • The forest was cleared to build the cities, which is why people live there
4. 3.

   Card A says 87.9% of Brazil's 212.0 million people live in cities. About how many people is that, Esme asks?

   • About 212 million people, since nearly the whole population lives in a city
   • About 186 million people
   • About 88 million people
   • About 26 million people
5. 4.

   Which statement about Brazil's government do the cards support, Jun asks?

   • The national government holds the power, and the states hold none of their own
   • An elected president and a two-house Congress share power with the states
   • The National Congress has one house, and the president serves a four-year term
   • The president appoints each state's government and can replace it at will
6. 5.

   Cards A, C and D give city shares and populations. Which statement is supported, Luz asks?

   • Brazil's city share is higher, so Brazil has more city dwellers than China
   • The two city shares are close, so city life is much the same in both
   • China's city share is higher than Brazil's, and China has more city dwellers
   • Brazil's city share is higher than China's, but China has more city dwellers
7. 6.

   Cards A and D give life expectancy for Brazil and Japan. Which sentence is careful, Milo asks?

   • Japan's average is 8.0 years higher; both are averages, not promises
   • Japan's figure is higher because Japan is a group of islands, not a continent
   • Japan's average is 8.0 years lower than Brazil's, so Brazil's is higher
   • Brazil's figure is 76.0, so each Brazilian lives exactly 76 years
8. 7.

   A student says Brazil's forest cover of 58.5% shows its forests are shrinking. What would help test that, Noah asks?

   • Japan's forest cover for the same year, 2024
   • A larger map of the Amazon River and its forests
   • Forest figures for two different years
   • Brazil's population density for the year 2024
9. 8.

   Card A describes Brazil's climate by region. Which statement is supported, Pia asks?

   • The Amazon has rain, and the other regions have no rain
   • Brazil's weather differs by region, wetter in the Amazon
   • Brazil's weather is wet in the south and drier in the Amazon
   • Brazil's weather is the same across the country, mostly tropical
10. 9.

    Card A says Indigenous peoples, including the Yanomami and the Guaraní, live in many regions, including the Amazon. Which statement is supported, Ren asks?

    • Indigenous peoples live in many regions, not just the Amazon
    • The Yanomami and the Guaraní are the two Indigenous peoples of Brazil
    • Indigenous peoples lived in Brazil in the past but live elsewhere now
    • Indigenous peoples live just in the Amazon rainforest region
11. 10.

    Cards A and D give forest cover. A student says Brazil has the most forest because of the Amazon. What do the cards show, Tala asks?

    • Japan has more forest than Brazil in total, across its whole land
    • Brazil's share is 68.3% and Japan's share is 58.5% of land
    • Japan's forest share is larger, though Brazil's land is far larger
    • Brazil's share is larger, since its land is about 22 times Japan's