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Powerpoint presentation of Spain by students from Grade 6 St. George's College, Lima - Peru.TRANSCRIPT
By: Fabiana Chuman, Luz Mariana CumpaAndrea Duarte, Ximena Haro
& Rafaella Vertiz
GEOGRAPHY
• Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula in the southwest of Europe.
Location
• 504,782 square km.
Total Area
• It is largely affected by its altitude and the surrounding sea.
Climate
• Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m• Highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife)
on Canary Islands 3,718 m
Elevation Extremes
• La Palma
• Minorca
• Fomenter
Best Islands of Spain
Natural Resources
Most important natural resources;o Coalo Ligniteo Iron oreo Coppero Leado Zinco Uranium
o Tungsteno Mercury.
PEOPLE
Population
The total population in Spain is 47,171,105.
The art of the dance is based on the rhythm, that is in the stomping.
Typical Dance
Languages
74%Castilian Spanish17%Catalan 7% Galician
2%Euskera/Basque
Castilian Span-ish
Catalan
Galician
Euskera/Basque
The most of people is Catholic.
Religion
o Rafael Nadalo Pablo Picasso o Francisco Pizarro o Ferdinand IIo Julio Iglesias o Miguel de Cervantes o Hernan Cortes
Famous People
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT TYPE
The government of Spain is parliamentary monarchy. The king and the president share the power.
CAPITALMadrid, for being the most visited city in Spain it is also the third most populated city in Europe.
PROVINCES
There are 50 provinces.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Barcelona is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain and the country's 2nd largest city.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Seville is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAINValencia is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAINZaragoza (also called Saragossa in English) is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community of Aragon.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Malaga is a city and a municipality, capital of the Province of Malaga, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.
MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Cordoba is a city in Andalusia, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Cordoba.
SPORTS:
○ BASKETBALL○ TENNIS○ GOLF○ SKIING○ SOCCER○ FORMULA ONE
HISTORYo Migrators came to Spain from Europe, Africa,
and the Mediterranean.
o By the first century B.C. the Romans had conquered Spain.
HISTORYo Muslim rulers
introduced new crops and irrigation systems, and trading increased.
o Mathematics, medicine, and philosophy became more advanced, peaking in the tenth century. Ortega y
Gasset
Geography: http://spain.costasur.com/en/climate.html http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/spain.php http://www.indexmundi.com/spain/natural_resources.html http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcspain.htm http://www.touropia.com/best-spanish-islands/ http://www.spain.info/en/informacion-practica/consejos-viaje/consejos-
practicos/idiomas-religion/
People: http://
www.spain.info/en/informacion-practica/consejos-viaje/consejos-practicos/idiomas-religion/
http://www.worldpopulationstatistics.com/population-of-spain-2014/
History: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/explore/countries/spain/
Major Cities: http://www.travelmath.com/cities-in/Spain
Sources:
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