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Geography of Spain Frank Petrillo Travel Spain - Winter 2005

Geography of Spain Frank Petrillo Travel Spain - Winter 2005. Geography of Spain Music by: Paco de Lucia. Geography of Spain. Location (Where is it?) Topography (What’s the land look like?) Climate (What’s the weather like?) Demography (Who lives there?). Relative Location.

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Geography of Spain Frank Petrillo Travel Spain - Winter 2005

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  1. Geography of SpainFrank PetrilloTravel Spain - Winter 2005 Geography of SpainMusic by: Paco de Lucia

  2. Geography of Spain • Location (Where is it?) • Topography (What’s the land look like?) • Climate (What’s the weather like?) • Demography (Who lives there?)

  3. Relative Location Southwestern Europe,Southwest of France, East of Portugal.

  4. Spain is also bordered by the North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea.

  5. Absolute Location 40º North of the Equator (Latitude) 4º West of Greenwich (Longitude)

  6. The country has a total area of 492,503 sq km with 4,964 km of coastline.

  7. Oregon’s total area: 251, 418 sq km • Spain’s total area: 492,503 sq km

  8. There is a 9 hour difference in time between Spain and Oregon.

  9. Spain: G.M.T. +1

  10. Oregon: G.M.T. -8

  11. Topography • The majority of Spain's landmass consists of the Meseta Central • The Meseta Central is rimmed and dissected by five major mountain ranges

  12. Climate • Spain lies within a temperate climate zone. • It's rugged topography gives rise to a great diversity of climates. • Maritime climate prevails in northern part of country • Southern Sections of the country have a predominantly continental climate with hot, dry summers.

  13. Demography • ESTIMATED POPULATION:39,439,400 • SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy • PEOPLE: Four major ethnic groups that are divided by language, Castilian, Basque, Catalan and Galician. • RELIGION: 97% of the population is Roman Catholic while less than 1% are Protestant. • LANGUAGES: The official language is Castilian. • Density; 79.1 persons per sq km.

  14. The EndFrank PetrilloTravel Spain - Winter 2005

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