3. SPAIN
Europe is my continent.
Spain is in Europe
Spain is my country
In my country there are 17 Autonomous
Communities and 2 Autonomous Cities
Spain is in the south – west of Europe
6. EXTREMADURA
Our Autonomous Community is EXTREMADURA
Extremadura is divided in TWO PROVINCES:
Cáceres and Badajoz
7. CAPITALS
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia
Oviedo is the capital of Asturias.
Santander is the capital of Cantabria
Vitoria is the capital of Pais Vasco.
Pamplona is the capital of Navarra
Zaragoza is the capital of Aragón
Barcelona is the capital of Cataluya
Valencia is the capital of Valencia community
Valladolid is the capital of Castilla- Leon
Toledo is the capital of Castilla-La Mancha
Logroño is the capital of La Rioja
8. CAPITALS
Sevilla is the capital of Andalucia
Murcia is the capital of Murcia
Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria are
the capital of Canarias.
Palma de Mallorca is the capital of Las Baleares .
Madrid is the capital of Madrid
MÉRIDA is the capital of Extremadura
11. QUESTIONS
Have you ever been in Mérida?
Which is the capital of Caceres province?
Which is the capital of Badajoz province?
Have you ever been in Madrid? Would you like it?
12. ACTIVITIES
Draw the Spain flag.
Complete the sentences.
Santander is the capital of __________
Vitoria is the capital of___________
Pamplona is the capital of _________
Zaragoza is the capital of ________
Barcelona is the capital of ______
Valencia is the capital of ______
_______ is the capital of EXTREMADURA
14. SPANISH CONSTITUTION OF
1978
According to the Constitution, Spain is:
A democratic state.
A state which repects the rule of law.
A parliamentary monarchy
15. THE DIVISION OF POWER IN
SPAIN
The Parliament has got LEGISLATIVE POWER. It
passes new laws and makes changes to old laws.
The goverment has got EXECUTIVE POWER. It
directs and organises the way that the state
Works.
Judges haves got JUDICIAL POWER: They
interpret the laws and decide if people are
breaking them.
17. POPULATION GROUPS
We can divide the population by age:
Children: 0-12 years old.
Tenegeers: From 13 to 18 years old.
Adults: From 18 to 64 years old.
Ederly people: 65 years old or more.
18. QUESTIONS (SPEAKING).
Which are the power in Spain?
Which are the communities with more population
in Spain?
How many population are there in Spain?
19. ACTIVITIES
Match the activities with the forms of power:
Making decisions to direct and organise the state
Legislative power
Passing new laws by voting on them in Parliament
Judicial power
Interpreting the laws and deciding who breaking them Executive
power
20. ACTIVITIES
Make a list the autonomous communities that
have got
One province
Two provinces
Three provinces
More three provinces
21. ACTIVITIES
Answer the questions in your notebook.
Is the population of Spain mostly Young or mostly
old?
Do most spanish live in urban áreas or rural áreas?
22. JOURNAL
Do you like this unit?
Do you like Extremadura? Why?
23. POPULATION DENSITY
What is it?
Population density is the ratio between the number
of inhabitants in a specific area and the size of the
area.
24. POPULATION DENSITY IN
SPAIN
High-density áreas
The Atlantic, Cantabrian and Mediterranean coast.
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Bilbao and
other provincial capitals.
Low- density áreas
Rural and mountainous areas.
Extremadura
26. THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Union (EU) is a partenership of
independent European states.
27. THE EUROPEAN UNION
The countries established the European
Econocmic Community in 1957.
Now, there are 29 member states.
28. POPULATION IN THE EU
The European Union has got a total population of
about 700 millions.
The EU has got a high population density because:
The European climate is very good.
There are lots of resources and Jobs (Germany, United
Kingdon, France…)
The EU receives immigrants from Africa, Asia and America.
29. ECONOMY
The EU is one of the world´s great economic
powers.
Service sector. This is the most important. (tourism,
transport, banking and financial services).
The industrial sector is very important too. This
sector is furnitures, industries…( England,
Germany)
The primary sector activities, such as agriculture
and fishing (Spain).
31. ACTIVITY
Is the population of Spain mostly Young or mostly
old?
Are there more males or females in the Spanish
32. ACTIVITIES
2 Choose the correct options:
What year was the EU created?
1957 1975 1990
How many countries belong to the EU at the
moment?
12 20 29