Science 4th, unit 9

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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