Zusammenfassung der Ressource
LC Geog: Brazil Mind Map
- Physical
- Relief
- Brazilian Highlands
- 60% of landmass
- 3,000m altitude
- Narrow coastal plains
- Flat Plains in center
- Amazon in North
- Soils
- Red tropical
- Amazon
- Latosol
- Rusted
- Delicate balance
- Needs humus
- Laterite
- Useless
- Leached
- Terra Rossa in South
- Well drained
- Fertile
- Near Sao Paulo
- Alluvium
flood plains
- Tropical
grasslands in
center
- Climate
- Large variations
- Distance from sea
- Relief
- Latitude
- 5 degrees N to 32 degrees S of equator
- 5th biggest in size
- 5 zones but 3 main types
- Tropical
- Between tropic
- S & Center
- 27 deg
- cooler along coast
- 90% of country
- 1,000-1,800mm
- No real seasons
- Equtorial
- Along equator
- North & West of country
- Semi Arid
- NE
- <500mm
- Convectional
rains
- Drought every 7 years
- Wet & Dry season
- Flooding
- Long growing season
- Drainage
- Amazon
- 2nd longest river
- 1/3 of country drained
- Primary
- Large Varity
- Corn,
wheat,
rice
- Banannas,
Mango,
grapes
- Coffee,
sugar,
soya
- Beef, Chicken
- Gaucho
- Market
- 200 million
- High demand
- Cities
of >1m
people
- Mercosur
- Trade Bloc
- 187mill
- Global exporter
- 2nd
in
soya
production
- 4th in beef
consumption
- 2nd in production
- China & USA
- Largest producer of unprocessed coffee
- Formerly 60% of exports
- Now 2%
- Colonialism
- Portaguise colony
- Coffee, sugar & gold
- freedom 1882
- Neo Colonailism
- Fazendas
- 100,000 Slaves
- Highly mechanised
- Fertigation
- Irrigation
- Move to Cerrado
- S & E
- White European
- Self suffiency after WW2
- Mining
- Secondary
- Quickly developing
- 1960's 80% was
food exports
- 65% now manufactured
- food superpower
- WW2 golbal trade collapse
- self
sufficient
- Industries
- Iron & steel
- 9th largest producer
- Volta Redonda
- 29 steel mills
- semi state
- Cars
- 8th largest producer
- Protectionism
- 30% tax
- 10 out of 12 steps
- VW & Fiat
- Bio Fuel cars
- Hyundai HB20
- Near Rio & Santos
- Food precessing
- JBS
- Link to Gort
- Textiles
- 4th largest
- Havaiana's
- Factors
- Raw materials
- Cheap work force
- Large market
- Oil, HEP & Biofeul
- Transport
- Industrial
triangle
- Rio, Sao Paulo &
Belo Horziante
- 4th
largest
roads
network
- only 200,00km paved
- 2/3 of all cargo
- Port of Santos
- 38th in world
- 28% of all export
- Rail
- Best in SE
- Mainly for Cargo
- Tertary
- Tourism
- 6.6 mil Int
- 1 mill for Olympics
- 60% 1st time visitors
- 69 mill
domestic
- Natural
- Climate
- Copacabana
- Amazon
- Atlantic Isl
- 12
UNESCO
heritage
sites
- Cultural
- Samba
- Carnival
- Christ the Redeemer
- Mont
Serrat
Fortress
- Dom Bosco Sanctuary
- Sporting events
- Olympics
- World cup
- Gran Prix
- UFC
- 6% of GDP
- 6% of workers
- Transport
- Airports
- Rio, Sao Paulo
& Manaus
- 30 mill use Sao Paulo
- Helicopter
for rich
- TAV
- Rio to Sao Paulo
- 3 Metro lines in Sao Paulo
- Curitiba
- Buses
- 2mill a day
- Human
- Population
- Multi Racial
- Mestizos
- Mulattos
- Cafuzos
- White, brown, black
- Amerindians
- Amazon
- 6 mill
- 350,000
- sickness
- 20% of Amazon reserved
- Slaves
- Salavdor
- earn 2.4
times less
- 1/2 college
places reserved
- German,
Italian,
Japanese
&
Lebaneese
- Tensions
- Stage 4
- Growth slowing
- Healthcare
- Education
- 2 per 1,000
- Expectancy 73
- once fast growing
- 43% between 25-54
- Urban Development
- Sao Paulo
- Migration
- rural to urban
- more after slavery
- Push/pull factors
- Favelas
- Heliopolis
- 20% live here
- Industrial Dev
- trade
- 50% of manufactured goods
- traffic jams
- Mario Corvas Beltway
- cough city
- more investment needed
- 180 km
- Colonialism
- settled on coast
- Climate
- city of mist
- high altitude
- Best land
- Fazendas
- sugar & coffee
- Jesuits
- Religion & education
- University city
- 22 million