An Introduction to Brazil
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Brazil
A. The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
2. Latin America
B. An incorporated administrative district established by state charter (plural)
3. South America
C. Sandy shore beside the sea (plural)
4. poor
D. The parts of North ___ and South ___ to the south of the United States where Romance
5. poverty
E. The state of being rich and affluent
6. Diamonds
F. Largest country in South America
7. cities
G. A transparent piece of ___ that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem (plural)
8. sunshine
H. Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
9. beaches
I. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
10. slums
J. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
11. football
K. Bright light from the sun
12. carnival
L. A forest with heavy annual ___
13. wealth
M. People without possessions or wealth
14. corruption
N. Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
15. murder
O. A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions (plural)
16. food
P. What we eat to get energy and grow
17. exotic
Q. In a state of progressive putrefaction
18. nature
R. A group's customs, art and way of life
19. rainforest
S. A festival marked by merrymaking and processions
20. wildlife
T. All living things that are undomesticated
21. culture
U. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama