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Brazil Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/brazil/brazil_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Geographic coordinates 10 00 S, 55 00 W Map references South America Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than the US Land boundaries
Coastline 7,491 km Maritime claims
Climate mostly tropical, but temperate in south Terrain mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains,and narrow coastal belt Elevation extremes
Natural resources bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin,uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Land use
Irrigated land 28,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south Environment - current issues deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers theexistence of a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area;air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other largecities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with everySouth American country except Chile and Ecuador
NOTE: The information regarding Brazil on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brazil Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brazil Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |