2/5/26, 11:15 PM Lecture Quiz 11: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Lecture Quiz 11
Due Feb 11 at 11:59pm
Points 55
Questions 20
Available Jan 29 at 12am - Feb 11 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 40 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 55 out of 55
Score for this quiz: 55 out of 55
Submitted Feb 5 at 10:15pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
2..75 pts
Brazil's initial settlement focus, after Portuguese colonization began, was:
along the border with Uruguay
in the coastal northeast
at Rio de Janeiro
at Sao Paulo
on Belem, near the mouth of the Amazon
Correct answer
Question 2
2..75 pts
Brazil and have often proclaimed themselves as South America's (and even Latin America's)
soccer capital. Brazilian players are often known by a single name (often a nickname).
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Argentina
Correct answer
, 2/5/26, 11:15 PM Lecture Quiz 11: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Question 3
2..75 pts
Brazil's "forward capital" of Brasilia (inaugurated in 1960, after moving the capital from Rio de Janeiro)
had several purposes, but perhaps it most symbolically represented Brazil's intention to:
develop the country's interior
move even further away from Lisbon's persisting influence
live in harmony with the country's numerous forested environments
become an agricultural superpower
develop the Amazon Basin
Correct answer
Question 4
2..75 pts
The eastern margins of the Brazilian Highlands extend almost all the way to the Atlantic. One evidence
of this is the fact that the rivers of Sao Paulo state (as well as in some other areas in the far southeast),
flow:
southward
westward
northward
northeastward
eastward
Correct answer
Question 5
2..75 pts
The highest elevations of the Brazilians Highlands extend west, as well as southeast, of the city of
, as evidenced by the number of rivers which originate in those highlands (a sort of "continental
divide" goes both east and west of this city).
Sao Paulo
Porto Alegre
Manaus
Brasilia
Salvador
Correct answer
Question 6
2..75 pts
Lecture Quiz 11
Due Feb 11 at 11:59pm
Points 55
Questions 20
Available Jan 29 at 12am - Feb 11 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 40 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 55 out of 55
Score for this quiz: 55 out of 55
Submitted Feb 5 at 10:15pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
2..75 pts
Brazil's initial settlement focus, after Portuguese colonization began, was:
along the border with Uruguay
in the coastal northeast
at Rio de Janeiro
at Sao Paulo
on Belem, near the mouth of the Amazon
Correct answer
Question 2
2..75 pts
Brazil and have often proclaimed themselves as South America's (and even Latin America's)
soccer capital. Brazilian players are often known by a single name (often a nickname).
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Argentina
Correct answer
, 2/5/26, 11:15 PM Lecture Quiz 11: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Question 3
2..75 pts
Brazil's "forward capital" of Brasilia (inaugurated in 1960, after moving the capital from Rio de Janeiro)
had several purposes, but perhaps it most symbolically represented Brazil's intention to:
develop the country's interior
move even further away from Lisbon's persisting influence
live in harmony with the country's numerous forested environments
become an agricultural superpower
develop the Amazon Basin
Correct answer
Question 4
2..75 pts
The eastern margins of the Brazilian Highlands extend almost all the way to the Atlantic. One evidence
of this is the fact that the rivers of Sao Paulo state (as well as in some other areas in the far southeast),
flow:
southward
westward
northward
northeastward
eastward
Correct answer
Question 5
2..75 pts
The highest elevations of the Brazilians Highlands extend west, as well as southeast, of the city of
, as evidenced by the number of rivers which originate in those highlands (a sort of "continental
divide" goes both east and west of this city).
Sao Paulo
Porto Alegre
Manaus
Brasilia
Salvador
Correct answer
Question 6
2..75 pts
