Brazil/Japan Flashcards
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Where is Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, its neighbours are Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
What is the capital city of Brazil and its largest city’s
The capital is Brasilia and its largest cities is Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Where does Brazil lie
On the equator
What’s the problem with a high Population growth in Brazil
Countries that have rapid population growth cannot provide enough schools, homes and food for all of the people
The cause of population growth in Brazil
There is a very high birth rate in poorer countries this is because
they can send their kids to work on farms to earn money,
most women don’t have careers and can marry young,
women are not educated on family planning ( how to avoid getting pregnant)
Contraception may not be available
What is there a higher death rate in Brazil (less old people)
There is poor medical care
People cannot afford drugs
Any overcrowd slums carry diseases and pass them on quickly
Many people do not have clean water
There are food shortages and malnutrition problems
Case study Rio de Janeiro
Rio sped Janeiro is located on brazils south east-coast and is one of Brazil’s largest settlements with approximately 6.32 million people
Why has the population of Rio de Janeiro grown
Natural increase is one reason (when the birth rate is higher than the death rate) and millions of people have migrated from brazils rural areas to Rio
What are favelas
Illegal houses where squatters tend to live extremely close to one another
Rocinha favela (Rio)
Rocinha is a shanty town it’s a makeshift town where people arrive with no homes. 70000 people live in it. It is built on a steep hill overlooking the city
What are the problems in Rocinha
Landslide kill hundreds each year
Over crowding
Unemployment
High crime rate
Lack of sanitation and health care
No schools
Makeshift houses
No rubbish collection
HOw to solve problems in Rocinha
Set up community rubbish collection
More police on streets helping with crime
Clean water supply
Schools being built
Public toilets
Legal electricity
Government have built new towns
Brazils tropical rainforest climate (the Amazon)
It’s wet all year round
It’s hot all year round ( max temp-30C minimum temp-26C)
There’s no seasons
Why is the rain forest important to us
They are known as the worlds lungs since the trees take in the carbon dioxide and produce a lot of our oxygen
THey provide a moist blanket around the equator to stop the earth from overheating
Its home to over 12% of the earths plants and animals
They provide many medicines and cures to diseases
Structure of the rainforest
There are five layers
Emergent- the tallest trees are found(50-60m) they are narrow and thin to reach the sunlight
Canopy - it’s a dense layer of greenery (6-7m)this layer blocks a lot of sunlight for other layers a large amount of animals and birds are found
Under canopy - a new canopy layer developing through time
Shrub layer / forest floor - are wet and dark many insects and mammals live there
Why is the rainforest under threat of deforestation
Brazil has a large property problem and is desperate to make money:
Cattle ranching and crop farming
Mining of oil
Timber for wooden furniture
Japan location
There are four main lands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
It’s neighbours are china, Russia, North Korea and South Korea
It’s on the South Pacific ocean
What’s the landscape of Japan
Mainly steep wooded mountains. Small amounts of flat land found around the coast.
What’s the climate of Japan
High rainfall in most areas. Warm in the South but much cooler in the North.
What natural disasters happen in Japan
Tsunami, earthquake and typhoon
What’s the history of Japan
Japan was devastated by world war two; Most of its industry was destroyed and two major cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by Atomic bombs.
What’s the culture of Japan
Japan has a very hard working culture. People generally work very long hours. They are very patriotic. Education is very important.
Failure in education and careers is often considered a disgrace
What’s the population of Japan
Japan’s population is around 125 million. It has an ageing population as people are now living to a very old age. Family sizes are small as the Birth rate is low. It is very densely populated (crowded) as there is not much flat land.
Why is the birth rate low in Japan
Contraception is available to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
- Family planning advice / sex education is available
- Children are expensive and cannot work
- People are too busy working to get married and have kids.
- Women have careers and do not get married until later in life.
