Brazil Geography Homework Booklet

Brazil Homework Tasks

TASK 1

Complete the spelling test.

TASK 2 - Option A Write a poem about the

beauty and uniqueness of the tropical rainforest. Underline

or colour at least 5 brilliant descriptive words that you

have used.

TASK 2 - Option B Design a leaflet for an eco-tourism company that are advertising a tour of the

Amazon Rainforest. What could tourists see and do

there?

TASK 3 - Option A Research the Brazil 2014

World Cup, and decide if you think hosting the event was a benefit or detriment to the

people of Brazil. Present your findings creatively.

TASK 3 - Option B Choose a football player from

the Men’s or Women’s Brazilian national football

team. Create a wikipedia/Facebook style

page about their life.

TASK 4 - Option A Create a continental flag for

South America using elements from the flags of

the countries in the continent. Can you creatively

represent them?

TASK 4 – Option B Research the history of Brazil

and how it was settled. Create a storyboard to

demonstrate what happened during the colonisation of the

country by Europeans.

TASK 5

Revise for the end of term test.

You MUST complete TASK 1 in Week 1 and TASK 5 in Week 5.

For each of the other tasks, you have the choice between two options.

Week

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Week

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Week

5

Week

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Week

4

Spelling list:

Learn how to spell these words in preparation for a spelling test during a lesson in Week 2.

Key Words: 1. Rainforest 2. Temperature 3. Adaptation 4. Deforestation 5. Emergent 6. Favela 7. Developing 8. Infrastructure 9. Transport 10. Culture

TASK 1 To be completed in Week 1

OPTION A: Rainforest Poetry Write a poem about the beauty and uniqueness of the tropical rainforest. Underline or colour at least 5 brilliant descriptive words that you have used.

TASK 2 Complete ONE task in Week 2

OPTION B: Eco-Tourism Holiday Design a leaflet for an eco-tourism company that are advertising a tour of the Amazon Rainforest. What could tourists see and do there?

ECO TOURISM: Tourism directed towards the most

exotic environments, focussing on

wildlife observation and conservation.

OPTION A: 2014 World Cup Research the Brazil 2014 World Cup, and decide if you think hosting the event was a benefit or detriment to the people of Brazil. Present your findings creatively.

TASK 3 Complete ONE task in Week 3

OPTION B: Football Focus Choose a football player from the Men’s or Women’s Brazilian national football team. Create a wikipedia/Facebook style page about their life, from birth until now.

WHAT TO INCLUDE: Birthplace Family Information Childhood Education Football Career Life In Brazil Photographs

OPTION A: South American Flag Create a continental flag for South America using elements from the flags of the countries in the continent. Can you make something that fairly represents them?

TASK 4 Complete ONE task in Week 4

OPTION B: Settlement History Research the history of Brazil and how it was settled. Create a storyboard to demonstrate what happened during the colonisation of the country by Europeans.

Revision: Using the outline below, you need to revise for your end of term test. Exam Paper: (35 Marks Total) Part One: 10 “Multiple Choice” questions – (10 Marks) Part Two: An “Explain” question on the layers of the rainforest. (5 Marks) Part Three: An “Explain” question on animals and their adaptations. (5 Marks) Part Four: A “Compare/Contrast” question about urban and rural parts of Brazil. (5 Marks) Part Five: An “Evaluative” question about the importance of the Amazon Rainforest. (5 Marks) Part Six: An “Independent Thinking” question about deforestation in the Amazon. (5 Marks)

TASK 5 To be completed in Week 5