The Euro!

Our currency in the European Union is called the euro. 

One side of the coin is the same for all countries, but the other side is different for each.

Have you seen coins from other countries? Can you identify which country these coins are from?

If you have a euro coin from another country, bring it to class. I will take a picture of it and we can make a virtual collection!

This website will help you discover which country your coin is from!

Anthem of the European Union

The "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's 9th Symphony

The European Union has 4 symbols:

The European Union

What do you know about the European Union?

It currently has 28 countries, 

though the United Kingdom has voted to leave the EU.

Unit 4: the European Union from alfonsodios

Interactive map of EU countries

EU games and quizzes

Countries and information




European Union Map Games:

Puzzle

What is it called?

Where is it?

Name the capital

Where is the capital?

European Union flags-- just for fun!

Flag memory game: Normal version

Flag memory game: Expert version

Social Science Test: Countries and capitals

We will have two separate tests for Unit 7.  The first one will be to locate on the map the 28 countries of the European Union.

You must also know their capitals, and the capitals of these non-EU countries:

--Switzerland
--Norway


The test will be Wednesday, the 26th of April.

Social Science Test Unit 4

You will have one more Social Science test before the break-- Unit 4.  It will be Wednesday, 5th April.

You will have to write the definitions of the vocabulary (inlet, peninsula, gulf, cape, island, fjord, ría).

You must know the boundaries of Europe (seas, oceans, mountains, continent).

You must describe the topography of inland Europe (it is relatively simple!)  and of the European coastline (two parts).

Where are the plains?  What are Massifs? Where are they located?   What are plateaus? Where are the highest mountain ranges? Give some examples.  And the smaller mountains? 

Label the map:



Link to page with the map (it's the seventh map on the page)

Mountains:  Ural, Caucasus, Scandinavian, Grampian, Alps, Carpathian, Balkan, Pyrenees, Dinaric Alps, Apennines

Peninsulas: Kola (not on the map), Crimean, Iberian, Balkan, Italian, Scandinavian, Jutland

Islands: Sardinia, Sicily, Sardinia, Crete, Cyprus, British Isles, Iceland. Balearic

Capes:  North, Saint Vicent, Matapan, Fisterra

Gulfs:  Bothnia, Bizkaia, Lion, Genoa

Plains.  Russian, Great European Plain

Seas:  Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, Adriatic, North, Baltic, Cantabrian,Tyrrhenian.

Oceans: Atlantic, Artic

Peaks: Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Mulhacén, Aneto

Other: Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Asia, Africa

Social Science Unit 4

We will have one last Social Science test before the holidays. It will be on Unit 4, Landforms and territories of Europe.



You must know several definitions and also the map.   Locate on the map:

Mountains:  Ural, Caucasus, Scandinavian, Grampian, Alps, Carpathian, Balkan, Pyrenees, Dinaric Alps, Apennines, Massif Central

Peninsulas:  Kola, Crimean, Iberian, Balkan, Italian, Scandinavian, Jutland

Islands: Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily,  Crete, Azores, Cyprus, British Isles, Iceland. Balearic

Capes:  North, Saint Vicent, Matapan, Fisterra

Gulfs:  Bothnia, Bizkaia, Lion, Genoa

Plains.  Russian Plain, Great European Plain

Seas:  Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, Adriatic, North, Baltic, Cantabrian,Tyrrhenian.

Oceans: Atlantic, Artic

Peaks: Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Mulhacén, Aneto

Other: Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Asia, Africa

Map games to practice:

European Relief (What is it called?)
European Relief 2 (Where is it?)
Coasts of Europe 1 (What is it called?)
Coasts of Europe 2 (Where is it?)

The maps about the coasts have a lot of information that you don't need to memorise, but you can use the  "Mirar" feature (instead of "Jugar") to practice!

After Semana Santa we will start to learn the countries of Europe (political map!)

Here is a presentation about Physical Geography of Europe. It includes rivers and climate (which we will learn about later!)

Physical geography of Europe from Laura Salvador

Definitions for Social Science Unit 3

Hydrography—The geographical study of the waters of the Earth.

Tributary (afluente)—A river that flows into another river instead of draining into the sea.

Source (nacimiento)—Where the water emerges from the earth to become a river

Mouth (desembocadura)—where the river ends

Channel (cauce)—where the river flows

Course (curso)—the path a river follows

Meanders—the curves in a river

Length—the distance between a river’s source and mouth

Discharge (caudal)—the amount of water flowing through a river

Regime (régimen)—the discharge variation throughout the year

Drainage basin (vertiente)—An area of land that drains all of its water into the same ocean, sea, or sometimes lake.

Dam (presa)—Dams are built on rivers to create reservoirs.

Reservoir (embalse)—water collected for human use (consumption, irrigation, industrial use, or to generate energy)

Torrents—Natural, flowing streams of water created by rain.

Ravines—Deep, narrow, steep-sided valleys formed by running water

Hydrography of Spain

In this presentation you can see lots of photos of the different rivers in Spain. It also has coasts, lakes, lagoons, dams, and reservoirs.

Spain rivers lakes and seas from Ro75Ki76

Social Science Test Unit 3

You know that this Thursday (23rd February) you have the test on the rivers from your map. It will be worth 2 points on your unit test.

You will have a test on the rest of Unit 3 on Wednesday, 8th March.

Here is what you have to study:

--the definitions from your notebook
--Name and explain the elements of a river
--Name and explain the characteristics of a river
--Explain the two factors that determine a river's characteristics
--Characteristics of the rivers in the three drainage basins of Spain
--Important information about five important rivers of Spain (Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Ebro). Include: source, mouth, and provinces it crosses

Here is an article about torrents in Mallorca at the end of January due to heavy rains.  Another article shows how the reservoirs were overflowing.

Deltas, meanders, and oxbow lakes

The curves in a river are called meanders. Do you know how they form?  Let's find out!






How do deltas form?

Drainage basins in Spain

Here is a map of the three drainage basins in Spain:



Can you explain the main characteristics of the rivers in each?

Watch this about rivers.

Locate the rivers on the map!

Another map game


One more map game

Some information in Spanish:

Ríos


Vertientes Españolas

Social Science Units 1 & 2 Review questions

Review Unit 1 & 2 Social Science

Definitions:

ría

coastal bench

depression

salt marsh

freshwater lagoon

Mountains:

--Which mountain system divides the Meseta in half?

--Which is the highest peak in that system?

--Which mountain system separates the Tajo Valley from the Guadiana Valley?       Which sub-plateau is it located in?

--What is the highest summit in the Cantabrian Range? Where is it located?

--Which mountain range contains the Moncayo Peak?

--Which mountains separate the Meseta from the Guadalquivir Valley?

--Which is the highest peak in the Pyrenees?

--What is the Baetic System made up of?

Rivers:

--What landform is found at the mouth of the Ebro river?  How is it formed?

--What landform is found at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River? How is it formed?

--Where is the Doñana National Park?

-- Which ocean do the rivers on the Meseta flow into? Why?

Explain:

--What are the three factors that determine coastal features? Explain how for each one.

--What are the geographic borders of Spain? 

--What does the Spanish territory consist of?

Where can we find:

--rías

--salt marshes

--coastal benches

--freshwater lagoon (an example)

Balearic Islands:

--Where are they and what is each one called?

--Mountain ranges from the Peninsula that have an extension in the Balearic      Islands

--Name of the mountain range in Mallorca

Canary Islands:

--Where are they located? Name of each island

--How were they formed?

--Characteristic landforms

--Important peak

Locate on the map:

Capes:  Peñas, Fisterra, Creus, Palos, Gata and Nao.

Gulfs: Bizkaia, Valencia and Cádiz. Mar Menor and Strait of Gibraltar

Inland relief: Galician Massif, Cantabrian Range, Northern Sub-Plateau, Mountains of León, Basque Mountains, Catalan C. Range, Pyrenees, Iberian System, Sierra Morena, Central System, Southern Sub-Plateau, Toledo Mountains, Ebro Depression, Guadalquivir Depression, Penibaetic Range, Subbaetic range, Gredos, Somosierra, Guadarrama, Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada, Tramuntana Range, Teide Peak, Almanzor Peak, Moncayo Peak, Aneto Peak, Torreceredo Peak and Mulhacén Peak.

Islands: Menorca, Formentera, Mallorca, Ibiza, La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

Social Science Test Units 1&2

Your Social Science test will be on Wednesday, 8th February.

You will have to label on a map:  

Capes:  Peñas, Fisterra, Creus, Palos, Gata and Nao.

Gulfs: Bizkaia, Valencia and Cádiz. Mar Menor and Strait of Gibraltar

Inland relief: Galician Massif, Cantabrian Range, Northern Sub-Plateau, Mountains of León, Basque Mountains, Catalan C. Range, Pyrenees, Iberian System, Sierra Morena, Central System, Southern Sub-Plateau, Toledo Mountains, Ebro Depression, Guadalquivir Depression, Penibaetic Range, Subbaetic range, Gredos, Somosierra, Guadarrama, Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada, Tramuntana Range, Teide Peak, Almanzor Peak, Moncayo Peak, Aneto Peak, Torreceredo Peak and Mulhacén Peak.

Islands: Menorca, Formentera, Mallorca, Ibiza, La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

Here you can practice land relief of Spain:

What is it called?

Where is it?

Here you can practice features of the coast:

What is it called?

Where is it?

You also need to know the information from the book that we studied and underlined about the Meseta, the mountain ranges, depressions, land forms: delta, salt marshes, campiñas, coastal bench, rías, coastal wetlands, freshwater lagoons, land relief of the islands, factors that determine coastal features (land relief, tides, coastal erosion).

Review again the questions we have discussed in class.

Social Science review questions

On Wednesday you have your last test of the trimestre: Social Science!  You must be able to locate and label all of the provinces of Spain (I will give you a list.)

Also you must study about how our government is organised. Here are the review questions to help you. All of the answers are in your book.

1. What is the city council formed by?

2. What are the three bodies of government within an autonomous community?

3. What is the Statute of Autonomy?

4. Name four things included in the Statute of Autonomy?

5. How does the Constitution define Spain? Where does its sovereignty reside?  How is it organized?

6. How many autonomous communities are in Spain?

7. Name the two autonomous cities.

8. What are the State Institutions established by the Constitution?

9. What is the function of the Head of State?  Who is it?

10. Which institution holds the executive power?  What is its mission? What is it formed by?

11. What is the Parliament in charge of?  What kind of power do they hold?            What are its two chambers?

12. Which institution holds the judicial power? What are they in charge of?             What are the main courts of justice in Spain?

Autonomous communities and provinces

We will have the last Social Science test of the trimestre on Wednesday, 14th of December. It will be on Unit 6: Spain's Organisation. 

Half of the test grade will be to locate and label on a map the Autonomous Communities and provinces in Spain.  You can practise using the activities in this link:

Interactive Maps   

(This may not work on a tablet.)




Don't forget the Autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla!


It can be an easy way to improve your Social Science grade, but you should start to study now!

20th Century Spain

Here is a Power Point to help you study for your test.

20th century Spain from Kathleen Marcy

Here is a link to a page that has many activities (in Spanish) to help you understand or to get morer information.

Good luck!

Social Science Test Review

Here are some questions to help you study. Make sure you can answer all of them!

1. Explain these terms and say during which reign they appeared (who was king or queen at that time).

--guerillas

--political alternation

--caciques

--Salic Law

--Crisis of 98

--Carlist wars (First and Second)

2. For each part of the pyramid, write the name of the capitalist class and say who belonged to it.

                                                                                             

3. What was the quality of life like for the majority of the population in the 19^th century? Why?

4. Why was the 19^th century important for the press?

5. What changes in education did the Moyano Law bring?

6. How did the Spanish War of Independence begin?  Who fought in this war?

7. Name and describe the cultural movements of the 19^th century.

8. Why and when was the National Bank of Spain founded?

9. Name three things that slowed economic development in the 19th century.

13. What was the main economic activity in the 19^th century?

14. Which king was influenced by Cánovas del Castillo?  Which Constitution was written at that time?

15. During which period did Amadeo I reign?

16. Who was king (or queen) when the American colonies gained independence?

17. Which king allowed Napoleon to pass through Spain to conquer Portugal?  What happened instead?

18. Write everything you know about the Constitution of 1812.

Celebrating the peseta

On October 19th, 1868, the peseta was born!  Here is a note from the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (remember-- we went there last year!):

Nos ponemos nostálgicos... ¿recuerdas la peseta? #TalDíaComoHoy en 1868, nace como unidad monetaria española. Permanecería vigente 134 años, hasta la entrada del euro en 2002. Os mostramos una peseta de plata emitida por el Gobierno Provisional en 1869 http://goo.gl/9q3Yz7 En el anverso aparece la nación española personificada en una mujer vestida a la romana, inspirada en la representación de Hispania de las monedas del siglo II.




Remember that in 1868, Isabella II abdicated the throne. There was a  "provisional government" that was in effect while they looked for a new king. Can you remember who they chose?????  

Presentation to review for Social Science: 

Contemporary age from castillosekel