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

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

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   Brazil at a glance (cards A to C). Card A, a fact table (columns Fact | Value): Capital | Brasília; Largest city | São Paulo; Population (World Bank, 2024) | 212.0 million; Area (World Bank, 2024) | 8,510,420 km²; Language | Portuguese (official); Currency | real. Note: Brasília has been the capital since 1960. Population density is people per km². Card B, World Bank figures for 2024 from the China and Japan profiles in this set: China, population 1,409.0 million, area 9,562,910 km²; Japan, population 124.0 million, area 377,975 km². Card C, a note written for this sheet: A country's capital is the city where its national government is based. The largest city is the one with the most people. They can be the same city or different ones.

2. 1.

   Card A gives Brazil's population and area. About how many people live in each km² on average, Bo asks?

   • About 212 people
   • About 0.04 people
   • About 2.5 people
   • About 25 people
3. 2.

   Using cards A and B, which of the three countries has the most people in each km² on average, Esme asks?

   • China, because it has the most people in total
   • China and Japan tie, at about 147 people in each km²
   • Brazil, because it has the most land
   • Japan, with about 328 people in each km²
4. 3.

   Cards A and B give the areas of Brazil and Japan. About how many times as large as Japan is Brazil, Jun asks?

   • About 8 million times as large
   • About 0.04 times as large
   • About 2.2 times as large
   • About 22 times as large
5. 4.

   Card A says population density is people per km². What does a density of 25 mean for Brazil, Kira asks?

   • There are 25 million people in the whole country
   • One person lives in each 25 km² on average
   • 25 percent of Brazilians live in cities
   • On average, 25 people for each square kilometer
6. 5.

   Which statement comparing Brazil with China do cards A and B support, Luz asks?

   • Brazil has fewer people than China and a smaller area
   • Brazil has more people than China but a smaller area
   • Brazil has fewer people than China but a larger area
   • Brazil and China have nearly the same number of people
7. 6.

   A student says: 'Brazil is crowded because 212.0 million people live there.' How strong is that claim, Milo asks?

   • Weak: crowding depends on people per km², which is about 25
   • Strong: 212.0 million is more people than Japan's 124.0 million
   • Weak: Brazil's area is smaller than Japan's
   • Strong: card A says that Brazil is a crowded country
8. 7.

   A student's note says: 'Brazil has the largest area of the three countries, 8,510,420 km².' Which fix is right, Pia asks?

   • Brazil's area is 8,510,420 km², so it is the smallest of the three
   • Brazil and China have the same area, so the note is right
   • China's area, 9,562,910 km², is larger; Brazil is second
   • Japan's area is the largest; Brazil's is second of the three
9. 8.

   Brazil's density is about 25 people per km² and Japan's is about 328. About how many times as dense is Japan, Ren asks?

   • About 303 times as dense
   • About 130 times as dense
   • About 13 times as dense
   • About 25 times as dense
10. 9.

    Using card B and card A, which list puts the three countries in order by area, smallest first, Tala asks?

    • Japan, China, Brazil
    • China, Brazil, Japan
    • Japan, Brazil, China
    • Brazil, Japan, China
11. 10.

    Card A says Brasília has been the capital since 1960. Which statement is supported, Zee asks?

    • The capital changed in 1960; the city before is not named
    • Brasília became the largest city in Brazil at the same time in 1960
    • São Paulo was the capital before 1960, and Brasília replaced it
    • Brazil had no capital until Brasília became one in 1960