Glencoe World Geography

Chapter 10: Latin America Today

Web Activity Lesson Plans

"Brazil"

Introduction
Students have read about the history, culture, social structure, and economy of contemporary Latin America. In this lesson they will learn more about Brazil, South America's largest country. They will learn about the country's shrinking rain forests, vast and diverse wildlife, large cities, and the Amazon—the world's second-longest river.

Lesson Description
Students will visit the Destination Brazil Web site to learn more about Brazil's geography, people, culture, and history. Students will answer four questions and then apply what they have learned to create a multimedia presentation or poster display about the destruction of the Amazon region.

Instructional Objectives

  1. Students will be able to describe the country of Brazil and the lives of some of the people that live there.
  2. Students will be able to apply what they have learned to create a multimedia presentation or poster display about the destruction of the Amazon region.

Applied Content Standards
Standard 4: The geographically informed person knows and understands the physical and human characteristics of places.
Standard 10: The geographically informed person knows and understands the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.

Student Web Activity Answers
  1. Brazil’s government is a federative republic.
  2. Brasília was designed by Oscar Neimeyer, Lucio Costa, and Burle Marx. The city was designed for automobiles and air conditioners, and distances between locations are enormous. These distances and the lack of trees to provide protection from the fierce sun make walking a means of transportation problematic.
  3. Brazil’s dominant religion is Roman Catholicism. The religion was brought to the area by Portuguese explorers.
  4. Current problems faced by Brazil’s government include a poor health care system, overcrowding, rural landlessness, environmental issues, and political corruption.
  5. Students’ presentations or poster displays will vary.
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