2. INTRODUCTION: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SPAIN. Spain is a country with a wide variety of natural regions that have more than 8000 different vegetal species. This is because we have a heterogeneous relief with big plateaus and big mountain chains.
3. RESPECT FOR NATURE We must protect nature (forests, animals, rivers..). Nowadays different laws exist. But to protect nature is not only a government business, every one of us must avoid any damage to the environment.
4. ACTIVITIES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT There are lots of activities: some have existed for a long time ago (hiking, camping, populargames, riding a horse…) and some others have appeared recently (rafting, hang gliding, paragliding..) Know the characteristics of the natural environment. Learn how to respect and conserve nature. Discover the pleasure of being in contact with nature. Improveyourphysicalcondition. Learn how to behave in a safer way. Learn how to work in group with your classmates.
5. CAMPING Camping is an activity carried out next to trees in the open air. The activity involves spending one or more nights in a tent to enjoy nature.
6. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL PLACE TO PUT THE TENT UP It must be a place with lots of trees. There must be drinking water. It must be dry and a bit high. It mustn’tbecrowded. There must be a village nearby in case we need to buy something.
7. Youmustn’t camp in: Meadows, fields... Paths. Watercourses. Places where there are bird nests. Places where we can disturb people’s lives. Privatefarms Places where camping is forbidden.
8. HOW TO PUT A TENT UP. Clean the place: remove stones, thistles…or any object that can break the tent. Spread the tent out, hammering the 4 corners into the ground. Hammer the rest of the stakes. The door must be against the wind. In this way, the tent doesn’t blow up. Enter the tent and put the poles. Join the horizontal pole with the upright ones. When the tent is without creases, put the rainfly creating an air layer to insulate us from the outer temperature. This space can be used to keep some material.
9. GENERAL ADVICE WHEN GOING CAMPING: Keep clean the place where you’ve camped. Never bury rubbish. Animals can smell it. Don’t throw glass bottles, they can cause accidents and even a fire. Don’t do any drain system around the tent. Don’t make a fire without respecting law. Don’t pollute rivers throwing rubbish or using washing powder. ALWAYS respect wildlife and plants.
