CASE STUDY 1
POPULATION: BRAZIL
WORKSHEET
1. What is the average population density for Brazil?
2. How many inhabitants does Brazil have? Compare this with Austria's population figure.
3. How big is Brazil? Compare this with Austria's area.
4. How is the Brazilian population distributed over the country?
5. What is the population density in the more remote areas in the Northwest?
6. Name 3 Brazilian cities on the Atlantic and 3 in the Brazilian Highlands and Brazil's first capital cities.
7. What is the climate like in the Brazilian Highland? 8a What is the climate like in the coastal regions?
8. What 5 factors helped Sao Paulo develop into a big city?
9. Which part of Brazil has the best transport system, supply of services and money?
10. What did the Brazilian government do in 1960 to lure more people away from the coast?
11. Describe the climate in the Amazon region in the North-west of Brazil.
12. Describe the vegetation, soil and natural resources of the Amazon basin.
13. Compare birth rates, death rates, infant mortality and life expectancy in the Amazon region with
those in the South-east of Brazil.
14. How do birth and death rates develop in Brazil?
15. What made Manaus, the largest city on the Amazon, rich?
16. How does Brazil's annual average population growth rate develop?
17. Compare the proportion of under 15's and of over 65's with that in Austria.
18. Describe having children in north-east Brazil.
CASE STUDY 1
POPULATION: BRAZIL
WORKSHEET
1. What is the average population density for Brazil?
2. How many inhabitants does Brazil have? Compare this with Austria's population figure.
3. How big is Brazil? Compare this with Austria's area.
4. How is the Brazilian population distributed over the country?
5. What is the population density in the more remote areas in the Northwest?
6. Name 3 Brazilian cities on the Atlantic and 3 in the Brazilian Highlands and Brazil's first capital cities.
7. What is the climate like in the Brazilian Highland? 8a What is the climate like in the coastal regions?
8. What 5 factors helped Sao Paulo develop into a big city?
9. Which part of Brazil has the best transport system, supply of services and money?
10. What did the Brazilian government do in 1960 to lure more people away from the coast?
11. Describe the climate in the Amazon region in the North-west of Brazil.
12. Describe the vegetation, soil and natural resources of the Amazon basin.
13. Compare birth rates, death rates, infant mortality and life expectancy in the Amazon region with
those in the South-east of Brazil.
14. How do birth and death rates develop in Brazil?
15. What made Manaus, the largest city on the Amazon, rich?
16. How does Brazil's annual average population growth rate develop?
17. Compare the proportion of under 15's and of over 65's with that in Austria.
18. Describe having children in north-east Brazil.
CASE STUDY 1
POPULATION: BRAZIL
WORKSHEET
1. What is the average population density for Brazil?
2. How many inhabitants does Brazil have? Compare this with Austria's population figure.
3. How big is Brazil? Compare this with Austria's area.
4. How is the Brazilian population distributed over the country?
5. What is the population density in the more remote areas in the Northwest?
6. Name 3 Brazilian cities on the Atlantic and 3 in the Brazilian Highlands and Brazil's first capital cities.
7. What is the climate like in the Brazilian Highland? 8a What is the climate like in the coastal regions?
8. What 5 factors helped Sao Paulo develop into a big city?
9. Which part of Brazil has the best transport system, supply of services and money?
10. What did the Brazilian government do in 1960 to lure more people away from the coast?
11. Describe the climate in the Amazon region in the North-west of Brazil.
12. Describe the vegetation, soil and natural resources of the Amazon basin.
13. Compare birth rates, death rates, infant mortality and life expectancy in the Amazon region with
those in the South-east of Brazil.
14. How do birth and death rates develop in Brazil?
15. What made Manaus, the largest city on the Amazon, rich?
16. How does Brazil's annual average population growth rate develop?
17. Compare the proportion of under 15's and of over 65's with that in Austria.
18. Describe having children in north-east Brazil.