Brazil's Geographic Challenge (2024)

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What are the geographic challenges of Brazil? ›

Brazil's primary geographic challenging is consolidating control over its vast peripheral territory and connecting these regions more efficiently with its population centers and ports.

The Brazilian landscape is very varied. It is most well known for its dense forests, including the Amazon, the world's largest jungle, in the north. But there are also dry grasslands (called pampas), rugged hills, pine forests, sprawling wetlands, immense plateaus, and a long coastal plain.

Physical geography challenges relate to natural features of an area that pose difficulties for human settlement or development. These challenges can include rugged terrain, harsh climates, limited access to resources or waterways, and vulnerable ecosystems.

Brazil's coastal cities are isolated on flat tracts of land along the escarpment. Such geographic sequestration precludes the development of megacities and the economies of scale that are obtained by such major economic centers as New York City, London, and Tokyo.

Structural challenges for the Brazilian economy include a still complex tax system, a cumbersome business environment that discourages entrepreneurship, low savings and infrastructure investments, and limited integration in global markets that curb innovation and hinder competitiveness.

Environmental issues in Brazil include deforestation, illegal wildlife trade, illegal poaching, air, land degradation, and water pollution caused by mining activities, wetland degradation, pesticide use and severe oil spills, among others.

The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of 8,514,215 km² (3,287,357 sq mi) which includes 8,456,510 km² (3,265,080 sq mi) of land and 55,455 km² (21,411 sq mi) of water.

Brazil's physical features can be grouped into five main physiographic divisions: the Guiana Highlands in the North, the Amazon lowlands, the Pantanal in the Central-West, the Brazilian Highlands (including the extensive coastal ranges), and the coastal lowlands.

The Brazilian Plateau, encompassing a large area in the central part of the country, is formed by eroded crystalline rocks and sedimentary basins. In the north of the country, below the Guyana Plateau, are recent river valleys, fluvial terraces and low plateaux of Tertiary sediments.

What are some examples of geographical issues? There are many geographical issues; such as climate change, migration, natural disasters, resource consumption, regeneration, social inequality and development.

What does geographically challenging mean? ›

geographically challenged (comparative more geographically challenged, superlative most geographically challenged) (humorous) Unskilled in geography. My geographically challenged uncle stated that France is the capital of Paris. Long-distance; over a great length.

Geographical barriers refer to physical or natural features that restrict or limit movement, access, or interaction between different areas or populations. These barriers can include mountains, rivers, canyons, or other physical obstacles that create boundaries between regions.

Brazil has one of the highest levels of inequality of land distribution in the world. Inadequate access to land by the poor and insecure land tenure are factors behind rural poverty, violence, human rights abuses, and exploitation of rural workers in conditions of servitude.

Brazil has serious problems with crime. With roughly 23.8 homicides per 100,000 residents, muggings, robberies, kidnappings and gang violence are common. Police brutality and corruption are widespread.

Although Brazil's international image is as a young and vibrant nation, the reality is that the number of people aged 65 years and older has increased by 57% from 14·1 million in 2010 to 22·2 million in 2022, now representing 11% of the total population. A further 10 million Brazilians are now aged 60–65 years.

Most of its urban problems are related to unequal distribution of income and the unplanned and rapid urbanization, highly concentrated in the Brazilian coast (urban population is concentrated in only 0.63% of the national territory).