brazil- geography

• What is a barrier constructed to hold back water called?

  Dam
• What is the tallest layer of the rainforest called?

  Emergent layer
• What does it mean when there is a variety within a location?


  It refers to the presence of people from different ethnicities
• Which countries are included in the BRIC group?


  Brazil, Russia, India, and China
• What is the second layer of the rainforest called and how high is it?

  Canopy layer, around 50m high
• What does population density refer to?

  The number of people found within a particular location
• What is the layer below the canopy in the rainforest called?

  Understory layer
• Describe the bottom layer of the rainforest.

  It is dark, damp, and hot
• What is an informal settlement in Brazil usually located on the outskirts of a major city called?

  Favela
• colonisation meaning