Brazil - Location, Size and Extent

Read the following map and answer the questions given below.

Questions-

1. What is the range of the altitude of Amazon river basin?
2. Between which two highlands is the Amazon river basin located?
3. Write the height of the peak ‘Pico de Neblina’.
4. Caatinga area is found at which direction of Brazil?
5. Which grassland is located at south of Brazil?

Which country is called ‘the coffee pot of the world’?

Observe the map of Brazil and answer the following questions.

1. Name the only port which may be considered inland.
2. What are the modes of transport available from Brasilia?
3. Name two tourist places with an airport and a port.
4. What is the relative position of Cuiaba with respect to Brasilia?
5. How can you reach Brasilia from Rio de Janeiro?
6. Which is the tourist location in the extreme west?

State whether the following statement is true or false and correct the
false statement:

Brazil was under Portuguese rule for one and half century.

Read the following map and answer the given questions.

1) Which method has been used to show distribution in this map ?
2) Name any one state in the north having low population
3) Name any one State/region with very dense population distribution
4) Comment upon the nature of population in the coastal region.
5) What is the nature of population in western Brazil.
6) Comment upon the trend of population distribution.

The westernmost point of Brazil is ------------------------

Location of Brazil is in which hemisphere?

Show the following in the outline map of Brazil with index.

1. Condor
2. The northernmost state of Brazil with less population density
3. The southernmost state of Brazil which produces soyabean
4. Victoria port
5. Rio de Janerio-a tourist place
6. Brasilia airport