Science 4th, unit 9
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Science 4th grade
UNIT 9
HUMAN AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY J. C. Brazo El Tomillar (Attendis)
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POPULATION: Number of people that live in a specific place and can vary from one place to another Population can live in... RURAL AREAS or URBAN AREAS
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RURAL AREAS (villages)
Places with low density of population and where the main economic activities are... CROP and LIVESTOCK FARMING
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URBAN AREAS (cities and towns)
Places with high density of population and where the main economic activities are... SECONDARY and TERTIARY SECTOR
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PRIMARY SECTOR: Takes out or grow MINING raw materials from Nature
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FISHING FARMING
SECONDARY SECTOR: Transforms raw materials into other products
Example: Furniture factory
TERTIARY SECTOR: Provides us with services: health, education, safety, transport, tourism, banks...
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ECONOMIC SECTORS PRIMARY
(raw materials)
SECONDARY
TERTIARY
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(transformation)
(services)
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THE RURAL EXODUS: Movement of population from villages to towns and cities, looking for job opportunities or better services
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POLITICAL ORGANISATION IN SPAIN SPAIN IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY POWER SEPARATION Legislative Executive Judiciary
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CONSTITUTION (Main law)
MONARCH (Head of State)
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DATES Approved by Cortes (Oct. 31st, 1978) Voted by citizens (Dec. 6th, 1978)
CONSTITUTIO N SAYS How the country is governed. Rights and duties. Basic concepts: liberty, justice, equality and political pluralism
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DIVIDES Power into: executive, legislative and judiciary body. Territory into: 19 Autonomous Communities, Provinces and Councils
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POWER SEPARATION (they do not have an influence on each other)
Executive Cabinet and the President of the Government. They rule the country
Legislative General Courts: Congress of Deputies and the Senate. They pass laws for the country
Judiciary Supreme Tribunal, National High Court and other courts. They judge
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Spanish territorial division
COUNTRY
SPAIN
Autonomous Communities
Etremadura
Provinces Localitie s
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Badajoz and Caceres Badajoz, Merida Almendralejo, Zafra...
Caceres, Plasencia, Coria, Trujillo...
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AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES
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MAIN FEATURES - 17 Autonomous communities - 2 Autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla) - People who live in them share similar traditions and climate - A. Communities have extensive legislative and executive power - A. Communities rule their own schools, health care, etc. (called "competences")
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PROVINCES
SPAIN has 55 provinces
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