Question

Look at the map given below. The major primary occupations in Brazil are shown here. Discuss the following points and write your observations.

1. In which part of Brazil is coffee mainly produced?
2. Which food crops are mainly grown in Brazil?
3. Can you relate the production of these crops with the climate there?
4. Where are the rubber plantations concentrated?
5. Complete the table.
   

   Type of crops	Crops	Areas of production
   Food crops
   Cash Crops
   Fruits and Vegetables

Answer 1

1. Coffee is mainly produced in the South and South-east part of Brazil.

2. Rice, soyabean and corn are the food crops mainly produced in Brazil.

3. Brazil has a wide range of climatic variation. Rice requires hot and humid climate with heavy rainfall. So it is grown in the coastal region. Corn grows well in the central parts of Brazil, because the climate there is hot and dry.

4. The rubber plantations are concentrated in the north western part in the Amazon River Basin area.

5. 

Type of crops	Crops	Areas of production
Food crops	Corn/Maize	Central Brazil
	Rice	North and eastern coastal areas
	Soya bean	Western Southern Brazil, Brazil and eastern Brazil
Cash Crops	Coffee	Brazilian highland area
	Sugarcane	Central and North-eastern Brazil
	Cocoa	Eastern Brazil South costal
	Rubber	Northern Brazil, (Amazon River Basin) and Central Brazil
Fruits and Vegetables	Bananas	Eastern and North-coastal parts of Brazil
	Oranges	Eastern Brazil and Northern parts of Brazil and Central Parts of Brazil