1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil, Brazil, is the fifth largest country in the world, both by geographical area and population. It is also the largest country in South America, bounded by Atlantic Ocean on the east. Brazil has a coastline of about 7,500 km and shares a border with almost every country in South America and covers half the continent. Brazil has an extensive river systems, with eight major drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic Ocean. Two of these basins--the Amazon and Tocantins-Araguaia--account for more than half the total drainage area. The largest river in Brazil is the Amazon, which originates in the Andes and its tributaries covers 45.7 percent of the country, principally the north and west. Despite its large territorial region, population is mostly concentrated in few urban cities of its coast, like Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo Salvador and João Pessoa. The interior region of the Brazil is mostly covered by rainforest basin of Amazon which remains sparsely settled.
Brazil has the 7th largest economy by nominal GDP in the world and also 7th largest by purchasing power parity. It is moderately open to free markets and is one of the fastest growing economies in the world with an annual GDP growth rate of 5%. Brazil is closing the competitiveness gap with India and China among the BRIC economies. The major components of GDP of Brazil are: service sector (68.1% of GDP), industrial sector (26.5 % of GDP) and agriculture (5.5% of GDP). Various industries include textiles, shoes, chemicals, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, machinery and equipments. Coffee is the major product of agriculture; other agricultural produce include soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, etc. Touris...
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...oto negotiations. The government intervention regarding the issues of climate change is effective but the scope of their effectiveness is limited to a certain extent. The country still needs major policy reforms to cater to the changing environment.
Agriculture need to be evolved in such a way that that it becomes more sustainable and environment friendly. Effective techniques can be incorporated in such a way that high crop yield can be achieved from less area of land which will reduce deforestation. Reforestation practices should also be inculcated into the locals so that they can be a part of that process. This will increase the reach and involvement level of people in reforestation process.
The level of changes in the climatic conditions must be kept in check otherwise there will be a time when no adaptation will be able to help the mankind in surviving.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and in Latin America, fifth largest in the world. It is one of the more diverse countries in the world, with different cultures and ethnicities. Brazil’s type of government is a Federal Republic. Brazil is on its way to growing out of its emerging market status and becoming one of the richest and most developed countries on earth. Brazil’s human, mineral, and agricultural resources are on par with those of the United States and Canada, and it has a few great opportunities to take advantage of in order to continue the growth it’s been experiencing over the past 20 years. Brazil, known for its natural resources, find in energy one of the country’s main ways of resources, being either oil and natural gas or biofuels and solar/wind power.
Globalisation has been crucial to the economic and social development of Brazil. In the late twentieth century Brazil face years of economic, political and social instability experiencing high inflation, high income inequality and rapidly growing poverty. However after a change of government in the 1990s and large structural changes in both the economic and social landscapes, the brazilian economy has been experiencing a growing middle class and reduced income gap. Since the start of the 21st century, brazil has benefitted from the move to a more global economy.
The first chapter focuses on Brazil’s founding and history up until present. When the Portuguese were blown off course to Asia onto the coasts of Brazil in 1500, the Portuguese knew they had found a land filled with opportunities. The main attraction was the abundance of brazilwood which could be used for manufacturing luxurious fabrics in Europe. Over the centuries, exploration led to the discovery of more resources such as sugar, coffee, and precious metals that had made it a sought after country for colonization. Even to this day, Brazil maintains the image of a land with limitless resources since the recent discovery of oil and gas reserves and other commodities.
Have you ever taken a look at a South American map? Well if you have, you probably have seen how large Brazil is compared to all the the other countries associated on the map. Brazil is a Portuguese speaking country with a population of more that 200 million people and an area nearly equal to the United States! Knowing that Brazil has that big of a population probably makes you assume that Brazil is a wealthy country. Although Brazil may seem pretty wealthy at first, looking at a regional or a local scale might change your mind on how wealthy Brazil really is. A scale is used by geographers to understand situations such as the wealth of a nation. How can scale help us understand whether Brazil is a wealthy country? Well, Brazil may seem wealthy on a national scale, but examining Brazil at regional and local scales show a different picture.
With geographical size and population, Brazil is the largest country is South America. The country borders the Atlantic Ocean and is in the eastern part of the continent.
Introduction Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America. It is the 5th largest country worldwide in terms of both areas (more than 8.5 Mio. km2) and inhabitants (appr. 190 million).
Although Brazil’s key advantage is their abundance in natural resources, they do not fully utilize their competitive advantage. In order for a nation to compete nationally, they must also need to constantly generate, upgrade, innovate, and efficiently distribute their factor endowments. Their trading policies causes barriers that restrict
Brazil is located in Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is slightly smaller than the U.S., with bordering countries Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, French Guyana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It has many natural resources, including bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, and timber. The climate is tropical in the north, but temperate in the south. The terrain consists of mostly flat to rolling lowlands, with some plains, hills, mountains, and a narrow coastal belt. In recent years, environmentalists have become increasingly concerned over the future of the Amazon region, where human life has threatened the world's largest intact rain forest. Brasilia is the capital and main source of modern industry.
Traditional agriculture requires massive forest and grassland removal to obtain land necessary to farm on. Deforestation and overgrazing has caused erosion flooding, and enabled the expansion of deserts. But with drainage systems, leveling, and irrigation provided by the Green Rev, all this terra deforming will unlikely happen again. We can retain clean air and lessen the global warming effect caused by deforestation.Many people argue that a revamp in agriculture will be way too expensive and unrealistic especially for those poor farmers in third world countries. However many times, they exaggerate the price.
Brazil is both the fifth largest country in the world based off of land size and population (World Factbook). Brazil has used this demographic as a strength in its efforts to find some sort of stability in a very unstable economic climate. Brazil is the largest national economy in Latin America the world's eighth largest economy at market exchange rates and the and 10 in purchasing power parity (PPP) or GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank (World Fact Book). There are many factors to the development of the Brazilian economy, each having an impact, but the development is not complete.
In the case of Brazil, nowadays this is one of the most attractive markets in the world, recently Brazil has experienced strong economic growth; analysts argue with Russia, China and India (BRIC) Brazil will be the largest and most influential economies in near future. Notwithstanding, the promissory economic future, investment in Brazil has some threats and risks that should be taking into account: exist some grade of cultural difference between both countries that could affect the profitability of investment; however this will be a good option to invest in brazil, the suggestion is focus in most important cities ( Rio and Sao Paulo).
In the light of Brazil, the humid and parched beautiful country as people might say. On average the temperature ranges to 75 degrees. There’s a population of over 200 million people and each year it increases to about .8%. In Brazil the main language they speak is Portuguese and the second most spoken is Spanish. Catholicism is the main religion of Brazil because it was introduced to the country when the european settlers arrived trying to civilize the local native people. They built churches and brought religious,alike leaders into the country to teach young and old doctrines. Brazil is located in south America and is split into 5 regions, central-west, Northeast, North,Southeast and southern Brazil. Brazil contains many beautiful features such as the Amazon Rainforest,the Brazilian
Rainforests cover 31% of the land on the planet. They provide many resources, homes for wildlife and vital oxygen. Therefore, deforestation, the clearing of the rainforest, has a major negative impact on the environment; it contributes to climate change and destroys the land. Yearly, 18 million acres of forest are destructed due to deforestation. Cattle ranching is responsible for 70% of the deforestation in the rainforest. This is a major environmental issue, hence, what are the potential solutions for this issue?
To overcome this problem person has to get awareness regarding what deforestation is and what are the effects of it if we continue to practice it on the same scale. Actually, trees are the only source to filter the harmful gasses which are present in the atmosphere and can balance the harmful effects of those
Solutions to the Problem of Deforestation Personal: There are many things that one can do personally to rectify the problem of Deforestation. These include such things as using wood sparingly, planting indigenous trees, purchasing the most ecologically sensitive products, recycling paper, reducing consumption of wood related products, communicating your opinions to the proper authorities, calling on forestry companies to act responsibly, and more. Education, however is the most effective catalyst for change, we must respect the forests as living communities not just resources to be exploited. Government: There are many things that governments are doing to rectify this problem. Probably the most effective of these are Forest Protection Schemes, Farm Forestry and plantations, and Raising Awareness/Education.