Brazilian Geography and Nature
Brazilian Geography and Nature
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- Which is the largest biome in Brazil, covering about half the country?
- Which biome is the tropical savanna of central Brazil, second in size after the Amazon?
- Which biome is among the largest tropical wetlands in the world, shared mainly by Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul?
- Which biome is found only in Brazil, in the semi-arid north-east?
- Which biome stretches along the Atlantic coast and has lost most of its original forest?
- Which biome of southern Brazil is a temperate grassland, found in Rio Grande do Sul?
- Which river carries the greatest volume of water of any river in the world?
- The São Francisco River, called the 'river of national unity', flows mainly through which part of Brazil?
- The Iguaçu Falls lie on the border between Brazil and which other country?
- The hydroelectric dam at Itaipu, on the Paraná River, is shared with which country?
- How many geographic regions does Brazil officially have?
- Which region of Brazil contains the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo?
- How many states does the Northeast region contain?
- Which Brazilian state is the largest by area?
- Which Brazilian state is the smallest by area?
- Which city is the capital of Brazil?
- Which is the most populous city in Brazil?
- What is the capital of the state of Amazonas, in the middle of the rainforest?
- What is the capital of the state of Pará, at the mouth of the Amazon?
- What is the capital of the state of Pernambuco?
- What is the capital of the state of Ceará?
- What is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais?
- What is the capital of the state of Paraná?
- What is the capital of the state of Santa Catarina, on an island?
- What is the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul?
- What is the capital of the state of Goiás, near Brasília?
- What is the capital of the state of Mato Grosso?
- What is the capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul?
- What is the capital of the state of Maranhão, on an island on the north coast?
- What is the capital of the state of Tocantins, created in 1988?
- What is the capital of the state of Acre, in the far west?
- What is the capital of the state of Bahia?
- Which two South American countries do NOT border Brazil?
- Brazil is the largest country in South America and which rank in the world by area?
- Where do the dark Negro River and the sandy Solimões River flow side by side near Manaus?
- What is Brazil's official standard time zone, used by Brasília?
- Which line crosses the north of Brazil, passing through the states of Amapá and Pará?
- Which mountain on the Venezuelan border is the highest peak in Brazil?
- Which park in Maranhão is famous for white sand dunes that fill with rainwater lagoons?
- Which archipelago in Pernambuco is known for diving and has a marine national park?
- Which large cat of the Pantanal and Amazon is the biggest feline in the Americas?
- Which freshwater mammal of the Amazon is known for its pink colour?
- Roughly what share of the Amazon rainforest lies inside Brazil?
- Which is the largest lagoon in South America, in the south of Brazil?
- Which body of water lies off the entire eastern coast of Brazil?
- Which famous granite peak overlooks Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro?
- Which of these states belongs to the South region of Brazil?
- Which state is home to the Chapada Diamantina National Park, known for plateaus and caves?