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Word Bank (Not all words will be used.). Brazil French American Indians Portuguese Africans Gauchos Spanish Southeast The Interior The Northeast The Amazon. Word Bank (Not all words will be used.). Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay German Portuguese
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Word Bank (Not all words will be used.) Brazil • French • American Indians • Portuguese • Africans • Gauchos • Spanish • Southeast • The Interior • The Northeast • The Amazon
Word Bank (Not all words will be used.) Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay • German • Portuguese • Guarani (a Native Indian language) • Spanish • Mestizos (of mixed European and Native ancestry) • Government • The stock market • European settlers • Asuncion • Montevideo
Brazil – Question 1 The first people to live in Brazil were the ________________________.
Brazil – Question 2 The first people to colonize (settle) Brazil were the _____________________, resulting in today’s national language.
Brazil – Question 3 This group of enslaved people were brought to Brazil to work on sugar plantations.
Brazil – Question 4 This poor region of Brazil still attracts many tourists because of its beautiful beaches, old colonial cities, and elaborate Catholic churches. (Brazil has the largest population of Roman Catholics in the world.)
Brazil – Question 5 This region of Brazil is considered a sparsely populated frontier land.
Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – Question 1 The first Europeans to come to Argentina were the ____________________.
Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – Question 2 Most of Argentina’s people are descended from ___________________.
Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – Question 3 Most people in Paraguay speak Spanish and ___________________.
Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – Question 4 Uruguay’s capital city.
Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – Question 5 This group of people only make up 3% of Argentina’s population.
Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – Question 6 In the early 2000s Argentina experienced a political crisis. What changed hands four times in 2001?
Answer Key Brazil Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Spanish European settlers Guarani Montevideo Mestizos Government • American Indians • Portuguese • Africans • The Northeast • The Interior