Unit 2: Brazil

3. types of economic activities. A way to categorize different parts of the economy.
5. these are processed for their oil and food for livestock. A smaller percentage is processed for human consumption and made into products
8. coming from or relating to a foreign country or an outside institution/ businesses; international
10. the “Manufacturing and building” sector of the economy. Ex: steel factories, construction, automotive, oil refineries.
11. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
12. a slum or shantytown located within or on the outskirts of the country's large cities
13. the action of clearing a wide area of trees
16. the “Providing service and distributing” sector of the economy. Ex: healthcare, legal services, banking, real estate, data management, education, government, retail.
17. the process of converting land to a new purpose by constructing buildings or making use of its resources
18. a problem or issue
20. a system of paved and unpaved roads designed to increase settlement and exploitation of the vast underpopulated Amazon River Basin.
21. using resources in such a way that they will continue to be available in the future
22. businesses or industries involved in agriculture (farming) in some way
23. the process of working together toward the same goal
24. taking advantage of something or someone; unfairly benefiting from someone or something else

1. to control and make use of
2. to protect from harm or destruction, prevent wasteful harm or over-use
4. the“Getting and growing” sector of the economy. Ex: fishing, mining, forestry, farming, ranching.
6. a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular, a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
7. the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities.(ex: roads, power grids) needed for the operation of a society to function
9. belonging to a group that has a common national or cultural tradition (not the same as race)
10. a group who have traditionally lived on that land, native
14. a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
15. the term for the region of Brazil considered “the Amazon”
19. relating to affairs and activities within a country; domestic