5 Themes Of Geography - Spain
By: Alison Ankney
Place:
Human-Environment Interactions:
- One special feature of Spain is the music. Almost every Spaniard listens to the music and it is a big part of their daily life and culture.
- They also have much appreciation for the arts and handmade crafts.
- The most common language in Spain is Spanish.
Location:
- Near the costal line, a main industry is tourism and it has increased a lot over the years.
- The main way they use the land to make money is by running factories.
- Spains natural recourses include: Coal, Iron Ore, Uranium, Murcery, Zinc and Copper. Investment in trade in Latin America has improved their economy.
- Spains relative location is the South-Western part of Europe.
- The absolute location of Spain is 40.4° N and 3.68° W.
Region:
- A few featured places in spain are Barcelona and Madrid. They attract a lot of tourists around the citites.
- Some features in Spain are Pyreens, Balearic Islands, The Iberians and one of the rivers there is called the Ebro River.
Movement:
- The railway is a main way that people transport themselves in Spain.
- Goods are transpoted by: railways, waterways and airport.
- Many people communicate by telephone and spread ideas by radio, payphone, cellphone.