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 names Brasília as the capital and São Paulo as the largest city. How do both fit card C, Ari asks?

   • The capital is the oldest city; the largest city is the newest one
   • The capital must change whenever the largest city changes
   • The capital holds the government; the largest city holds the most people
   • The capital holds the most people; the largest city holds the government
3. 2.

   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
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 2.2 times as large
   • About 22 times as large
   • About 0.04 times as large
   • About 8 million 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?

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

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

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

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

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

   Card A's population is labeled 'World Bank, 2024'. Which sentence keeps that label, Noah asks?

   • Brazil's population has not changed since 2024, by the World Bank
   • In 2024, Brazil had about 212.0 million people (World Bank)
   • Brazil has exactly 212.0 million people today, by the World Bank
   • In 1960, Brazil had about 212.0 million people, by the World Bank
9. 8.

   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
   • Japan's area is the largest; Brazil's is second 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
10. 9.

    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 13 times as dense
    • About 130 times as dense
    • About 25 times as dense
    • About 303 times as dense
11. 10.

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

    • China, Brazil, Japan
    • Japan, China, Brazil
    • Brazil, Japan, China
    • Japan, Brazil, China