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Quiz about Geographically Speaking Brazil

Geographically Speaking - Brazil Quiz

Brazil is one of the world's largest countries. I'm sure you know that it is a tropical country and the Amazon flows through it, but what else do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,449

Updated
Sep 03 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3055

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Brazil is the largest country in area and population in South America. Where does it rank worldwide in area? Hint

fifth

sixth

fourth

seventh

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Question 2 of 10

2. How does Brazil rank worldwide in population numbers? Hint

seventh

first

fourth

tenth

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Question 3 of 10

3. What language is the official language of Brazil?

Answer: (One Word - spelling must be correct)

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Question 4 of 10

4. All of Brazil lies south of the equator. True or false?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the largest city in Brazil? Hint

Sao Paulo

Brasilia

Rio de Janeiro

Belem

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the only South American mainland country other than Ecuador not to border Brazil?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. We know there is 'an awful lot of coffee in Brazil', but of which one of these other products is Brazil a leading producer? Hint

wild rice

sugar

cranberries

tea

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Question 8 of 10

8. Brazil also leads the world in the production of this metal. Hint

iron

bauxite

nickel

manganese

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Question 9 of 10

9. No quiz on Brazil would be complete without a question or two on the Amazon. For how much of its length is the Amazon navigable by ocean going ships? Hint

2,300 miles

4,300 miles

1,300 miles

300 miles

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Question 10 of 10

10. What city near the meeting of the Amazon and Negro rivers was an important center of the rubber trade in the late nineteenth century? Hint

Santarem

Manaus

Belem

Macapa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Brazil is the largest country in area and population in South America. Where does it rank worldwide in area?

Answer: fifth

The only countries larger than Brazil are Russia, Canada, China and the United States. It is over three million square miles.

2. How does Brazil rank worldwide in population numbers?

Answer: seventh

The population at the beginning of the twenty-first century was over 170 million. Only China, India, USA, Pakistan, Indonesia and Nigeria have more people.

3. What language is the official language of Brazil?

Answer: Portuguese

Although the official language of most South American countries is Spanish, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. The first European to set foot in Brazil was Pedro Alvares Cabral. In 1549 the Portuguese established a colonial government.

4. All of Brazil lies south of the equator. True or false?

Answer: False

Although most of the the country is south of the equator there is a small portion to the north.

5. What is the largest city in Brazil?

Answer: Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo is by far the largest, with a population of around 18,000,000. The capital Brasilia has around two million.

6. What is the only South American mainland country other than Ecuador not to border Brazil?

Answer: Chile

Peru and Colombia, although having Pacific coastlines, do have an eastern border on Brazil.

7. We know there is 'an awful lot of coffee in Brazil', but of which one of these other products is Brazil a leading producer?

Answer: sugar

The 2005/2006 estimate was that Brazil would produce 27.9 million tons of sugar.

8. Brazil also leads the world in the production of this metal.

Answer: iron

9. No quiz on Brazil would be complete without a question or two on the Amazon. For how much of its length is the Amazon navigable by ocean going ships?

Answer: 2,300 miles

The total length of the Amazon is 3,900 miles making it the second longest in the world. In terms of volume of water and the watershed area it is the largest in the world.

10. What city near the meeting of the Amazon and Negro rivers was an important center of the rubber trade in the late nineteenth century?

Answer: Manaus

Manaus although only accessible by boat when first developed, has always been the most important city in northwestern Brazil. It has a grand opera house built in the 1800s. It is now a city of over a million. Until this century it was only accessible by water or air, but it is now accessible by road.

Source: Author minch

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