The Physical Setting
- Brazil is mostly tropical, but temperate in the South
- The terrains are mostly flat to some rolling lowlands in the North. Some plains have hills, mountains and a narrow coastal belt.
- Brazil’s top 5 natural resources are bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, and nickel
- The natural hazards that happen the most are reoccurring droughts in the Northeast, floods, and occasional frost in the South
- Significant environmental issues that face Brazil today are:
2. Air and water pollution in the major cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo,
3. Severe oil spills
In whole Brazil may be one of the most naturally beautiful countries in the world. Two of its most prominent and physically amazing features are the Amazon River and the Central Highlands, which overlook Brazil’s landscape. A system of high mountain ranges runs from the south of the country to the northeast starting a divide between the Atlantic Ocean and the center of Brazil creating an amazing collection of different landscapes. People from all over the world have not only come to see Brazil’s natural beauty but study it as well.