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Iberia

Iberia. Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. Terms and Places. Basques are a minority that is unrelated to any other European ethnic group. Gibraltar is a British colony at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea. The Catalan are the largest minority group within Spain.

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Iberia

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  1. Iberia Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar

  2. Terms and Places Basques are a minority that is unrelated to any other European ethnic group. Gibraltar is a British colony at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea. The Catalan are the largest minority group within Spain. Iberia is the name of the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal.

  3. Objectives • Identify Spain and Portugal on a blank map of Europe. • Explain how the physical geography of Iberian Peninsula divided cultures and languages. • Discuss Spain’s minorities. • Identify which invasion made Iberian culture different from other Western European cultures. • Identify the narrow strait dividing Spain from Africa and tell which nation has a colony there. • Explain why so few invasions have occurred across Spain’s northern border.

  4. France Bay of Biscay Pyrenees Andorra Atlantic Ocean Madeira Islands Spain Portugal Mediterranean Sea Strait of Gibraltar Atlantic Ocean

  5. Compare the precipitation of Spain to the rest of Europe. What kind of map is this?

  6. What kind of map is this? Compare the altitude of Spain to the other nations of Europe.

  7. Spain is a high and dry country.

  8. Spain is not only divided from France by mountains, Spain is also internally divided by mountains.

  9. Modern-day roads make mountain travel easier, but for many centuries… …grew separated from communities on the other side. …communities on one side of the mountains

  10. The Basques speak a language unrelated to any other known language. The Spanish are the majority ethnic group. Because these mountains separate people, separate ethnic groups develop. (Spanish )

  11. These mountains have led to the development of separate ethnic groups. The Spanish are the majority ethnic group. (Spanish ) The Catalans The Catalan People are the largest minority.

  12. Spanish Catalan French English Bonjour Adieu Merci Venirsur s'ilvousplaît quefaites-vous Sortie gauche / droite station suivante Boisson eau Sometimes Catalan is like Spanish, but other times more like French.

  13. Compare the population of Spain to the rest of western Europe. Basque Region The population of Spain is low compared to the rest of western Europe. The population of Portugal is denser than that of Spain. Madrid Madrid is the largest city and capital of Spain. Almost nobody lives in the nation of Andorra.

  14. Spain, Portugal, and Andorra are of the Catholic religion, just as most of Western Europe.

  15. Even so, Spain’s economy is terrible. Spain belongs to the Eurozone and uses the Euro as its currency.

  16. Bay of Biscay Pyrenees Andorra Atlantic Ocean Spain In the south of Iberia is the tiny colony of Gibraltar. Portugal Gibraltar belongs to the British. Atlantic Ocean Gibraltar

  17. Review

  18. Of all of Western Europe, only Iberia was successfully invaded by the Muslims. In some ways, this changed their culture, making it unique in Western Europe.

  19. Traditional Spanish and Portuguese foods Chickpea and Asparagus Empanadas Seafood paella Arroz al Horno

  20. Which color encircles the Iberian Peninsula?

  21. What is the name of the peninsula that contains both Spain and Portugal? What separates Spain from France? The Pyrenees Mountains Iberia OR The Iberian Peninsula The Straits of Gibraltar The English Channel The Riviera What lies to the west of Iberia? What lies to the east of Iberia? The Pyrenees Mountains The Pyrenees The Mediterranean The Mediterranean The English Channel The English Channel The Atlantic Ocean The Alps What is on the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula? Who is in charge of Gibraltar? France The Pyrenees United Kingdom Barcelona Morocco The Basque Region Spain Gibraltar

  22. The population of the Iberian Peninsula is: What influence made Iberian culture somewhat different than the rest of Western Europe? Higher than the rest of Western Europe. Iberia has easy access to the sea while most of Europe is landlocked. About the same as the rest of Western Europe Iberia was invaded and occupied by Muslims for several centuries. Much lower than the rest of Western Europe Iberia remained Catholic when the rest of Europe turned to Protestantism. The economy of the Iberian Peninsula is: Better than most of Western Europe. About the same as most of Western Europe Much worse than most of Western Europe

  23. Spain contains several minorities. Which one has a language unrelated to any known language on Earth? Which of Spain’s minorities has the largest population? The Basques The Basques The Leonese The Leonese The Catalan The Catalan The Aragonese The Aragonese

  24. Please read the National Geographic Kids article “Spain” found at http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/spain.html

  25. Franco and the Spanish Civil War

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