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What Is Another Name For Brazil?

Brazil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, Portuguese República Federativa do Brasil, country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. What was Brazil called before? Portugal’s new possession was initially called Vera Cruz (“True Cross”), but it was soon renamed Brazil because of the copious amounts of brazilwood (pau-brasil) found there that yielded a …

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What Type Of Plateau Is Chota Nagpur?

continental plateau. The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a continental plateau—an extensive area of land thrust above the general land. The plateau has been formed by continental uplift from forces acting deep inside the earth. Is Chota Nagpur a peninsular plateau? The Chotanagpur plateau is the Indian Peninsula’s north-eastern extension. Mostly in Jharkhand, northern Chhattisgarh, and …

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