BRAZIL 



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BRAZIL 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON BRAZIL 



Outline 



I. Location and Size 



(1) Latitude, 34" south to 5 north 



(2) Longitude, 35 to 74 west 



(3) Boundaries 



(4) Length, 2,660 miles 



(5) Breadth, 2,700 miles 



(6) Actual area, 3,258,200 square miles 



(7) Comparative size 



(8) Population 



II. Surface and Drainage 



(1) Brazilian Highlands 



(a) River gorges 



(b) Sea Mountains and other ranges 



(2) Basin of the Amazon 



(a) Largest unexplored area on west- 



ern, hemisphere 



(b) Vast forests 



(3) Northern plateau 



(4) Rivers 



(a) Amazon 



(b) Paraguay 



(c) Parana 



(d) Sao Francisco 



(e) "River of Doubt" 



III. Climate 



(1) Tropical character 



(2) Variations due to altitude 



(3) Rainfall 



(4) Unhealthfulness of certain localities 



IV. Resources 



(1) Forests 



(2) Agriculture 



(a) Coffee 



(b) Sugar 



(c) Cotton 



(3) Stock-raising 



(4) Mines 



( 5 ) Manufactures 



(6) Possibilities for industrial Improve- 

 ment 



V. People 



(1) Portuguese origin 



(2) Mixture of whites, Indians and ne- 



groes 



(3) Influx of Italians 

 ( 4 ) Language 



(5) Education 



(a) Lack of compulsory school laws 



(b) Greater progress of coast states 



(6) Religion 



(7) Cities 



VI. Transportation and Commerce 



(1) River travel 



(2) Railroads 



(3) Steamship connection 



(4) Largest foreign commerce of any 



South American country 



VII. Government 



(1) Republican form 



(2) "States' rights" features 



(3) Executive department 

 ( 4 ) Legislature 



(5) Local government 



VIII. History 



( 1 ) Discovery and settlement 



(2) Portuguese rule 



(3) The negro revolt 



(4) Period of Spanish domination 



(5) Brazil the seat of Portuguese 



ernment 



(6) Independence achieved 



(7) Reign of Pedro II 



(8) Establishment of republic 



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(9) Later development 



Questions 



In what peculiarity of location do practically all of the large cities of Brazil 

 resemble each other? 



What is the "River of Doubt," and why was it so called? 



Where is the deepest mine in the world, and what is taken from it? 



What great change took place in the appearance of the capital city during the 

 administration of the third President? 



If difficulties arose between Brazil and the United States, what procedure would 

 be followed? 



