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!

Population growth and density

2011 Census Spain:  pop. 47,190,494

Birth rate: 472,000

Mortality rate: 388,000

Immigrants: 457,000

Emigrants: 580,000

How many people died (per 1000)?

How many people left Spain to live in another country?

How many people came to Spain from another country?

How many babies were born (per 1000)?

Natural growth = birth rate- mortality rate

2011 census:

Birth rate: 472,000

Mortality rate: 388,000

The birthrate is higher, so there was positive natural growth.

But, we must also look at immigration and emigration to know if the total population increased or decreased.

How is the population distributed?

Questions:
Which areas are most/least populated?  Why?

How do we calculate population density?

What is rural exodus?

Unit 2 Test, Social Science

Our test on Unit 2: Coastal landscapes and rivers in Spain, will be on Friday, 30th October.  Here is what you need to study:

--All of the words on the Word List on page 29 (be able to give a definition for each.)
--Place the coasts on a map and give their characteristics.
--Label ALL of the features I gave you on your map (capes, rivers, bodies of water...)
--Characteristics of the rivers in each drainage basin.
--Some examples of rivers from each drainage basin (you should be able to name at least two for each.)
--An example of a river that is a tributary.

Also, be sure you can answer the questions in your book from this unit.

Good luck!  Don't forget, on this page you can find interactive maps to help you study.


                                     

Depressions

The Ebro Depression is a large, triangular plain in the northeast of the peninsula. The river deposits materials near the mouth, creating a delta.

The Guadalquivir Depression is a large, triangular plain with fertile marshes near the mouth of the river.

Unit 1 Social Science Test review

Your test is on Monday!  Here are some questions to help you study. Use complete sentences in your answers.

P. 8, 9    Spain’s location and landscape

1. What is Spain formed by?

2. What are its borders?

3. What covers a large part of the peninsula and archipelagos?

4. What is the coastline of Spain like?

5. What is at the center of the peninsula?

p. 10, 11   The Meseta and its mountain systems

6. What is the Meseta almost surrounded by?

7. What communities does it cover?

8. What are the two mountain systems on the Meseta?

9. The rivers that pass through the Meseta empty into which ocean?

10. Which sub-plateau is bigger, flatter, and higher?

11. What are the main mountain ranges in the Central Sierra?  Locate them on the map.

12. What is the highest peak in the Central Sierra?

13. How many mountain systems surround the Meseta? Name them.

p. 12, 13   The mountain systems outside the Meseta

14. How many mountain systems are outside the Meseta? Name them.

15. What are the two parallel ranges in the Baetic mountain system?

16. Name and describe the two large depressions outside the Meseta.

General questions:

17. Name three Peaks.

18. Name three mountain systems.

19. Name three mountain ranges.

Locate on the map all of the things on your list.

Good luck!!!!

The inland landscape of Spain

What do you know about the landscape of Spain?



Some links to help you:

Inland and coastal relief  (we will study the coasts and rivers in Unit 2.)
The terrain of Spain

Try these games about the relief of Spain:
Where is it?
What is it called?
Mountain chains outside the plateau