GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Cerrado
The Cerrado covers extensive parts of central Brazil. Grasses, shrubs and twisted trees form a diverse savanna mosaic rather than one continuous treeless plain.
Fast Facts
- Locate it mainly on and around the central Brazilian uplands.
- Headwaters feed several major systems, including Paraná–Paraguay, São Francisco and Tocantins–Araguaia.
- Soybean cultivation and cattle ranching have expanded substantially, alongside losses of native habitats.
Connected lessons
- PampasMap, explanation and practice
- CerradoMap, explanation and practice
- Grassland is not one environmentGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- PampasRelated places
- LlanosRelated places
- Mato Grosso PlateauRelated places
- PantanalRelated places
- São Francisco RiverRelated places
- Tocantins RiverRelated places
- CaatingaRelated places
- CamposRelated places
- Gran ChacoRelated places
- Brazilian HighlandsRelated places
- Amazon rainforest · SelvasRelated places
- PampasCompare with