European migrants in Southern Brazil primarily introduced rice and maize as their main crops ( TRUE or FALSE ? )
FALSE / European migrants introduced new crops, such as grapes for winemaking and wheat for bread production
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Advanced farming methods like crop rotation had a negative impact on productivity in Southern Brazil ( TRUE or FALSE ? )
FALSE / The adoption of advanced farming methods, like crop rotation, led to increased productivity
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Cooperative farming among European settlers in Southern Brazil helped strengthen (fortalecer) their communities through shared resources and knowledge ( TRUE or FALSE?)
TRUE
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Describe SMALLHOLDER farming
It's the cultivation of small plots( pedaços) of land by local individuals or families
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SMALLHOLDER farms are the dominant type in Southern Brazil ( TRUE or FALSE?)
TRUE
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Contract farming plays an important role in the agriculture sector in Southern Brazil. What is CONTRACT FARMING?
Agreements between industry and farmers to ensure a supply of ingredients for various products
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Floods in Southern Brazil in September and October are extremely rare in the region due to Southern Brazil's climate patterns ( TRUE or FALSE?)
FALSE / Floods in Southern Brazil in September and October are NOT extremely rare due to El Nino effects
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Flood events and the abnormal amount of rain recorded in early September and early October 2023 are unrelated to El Nino because El Nino mainly impacts the North and Northeast of Brazil ( TRUE or FALSE?)
FALSE / The flood events ARE RELATED to El Nino because El Nino has global impact
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Explain in which context the expansion of soybean production occured in Brazil and which role was played by government institutions in the agricultural development and human settlement in the MIDWEST region
The soybean production in Brazil occured with the japanese immigration in the XX Century and the goverment motivated the agricultural development by modernizing