When he returned to Portugal as King John in 1822 his son Pedro was proclaimed emperor of Brazil. ... Tens of thousands of Native Americans, including whole tribes, were killed off by European diseases to which the people had no immunity. ... The native people of Brazil lived in the forests and along the rivers, hunting, fishing, and gathering fruits and nuts. When the Portuguese arrived early in the sixth-tenth century, it is estimated that there were between one and two million native Amerindian people. ... The people of Brazil come from essentially three main cultural backgrounds: these are...

• Word Count: 3464
• Approx Pages: 14
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• Grade Level: High School

Tropical Rain Forests Weather and Climate 3:00-3:50 MWF Although a tropical rain forest is merely described as a region of tall trees with year-round warmth and plentiful rain, the definition goes much deeper. Tropical rain forests, jungles that receive at least eighty inches of rain in a year, maintain the natural balance of the world's temperature and climate. Not only do they regulate climate and protect water supplies, but tropical rain forests nurture millions of species of animals, and provide homes for various tribes of people. The world's tropical rain forests represent one o...

• Word Count: 3373
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Tropical Rain Forests Weather and Climate 3:00-3:50 MWF Although a tropical rain forest is merely described as a region of tall trees with year-round warmth and plentiful rain, the definition goes much deeper. Tropical rain forests, jungles that receive at least eighty inches of rain in a year, maintain the natural balance of the world's temperature and climate. Not only do they regulate climate and protect water supplies, but tropical rain forests nurture millions of species of animals, and provide homes for various tribes of people. The world's tropical rain forests represent one o...

• Word Count: 3257
• Approx Pages: 13
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When the situation arose that African slaves didn't adapt to the conditions properly, Native Indians were forced to labor. ... Huge concessions and monopolies were given to foreign companies in return for the development of domestic suppliers of the required components. ...

• Word Count: 2984
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

No source of rubber comparable to the Hevea tree has been found in any other part of the world, although most of the world's rubber now comes from a variety of Hevea which is much more productive than the native wild trees of the Amazon . ... People from Ceara poured into the Amazon during part of the rubber period in numbers averaging 20,000 a year; but few of them returned. ...

• Word Count: 3885
• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate