Spain By Alexis Ring and Clara Kelley
Population and Cities Madrid is the capitol of Spain Another large city is Barcelona The population of Madrid is 40,525,002 Total population is 40.5 million Growth rate at.7% Over 75% of the population lives in urban areas
Pablo Picasso His father taught him to draw, as he was a professor of drawing Picasso’s family hoped for him to become an academic painter, but he did his own art instead In Paris, he met many influential artists, and developed cubism He has influenced modern art significantly all over the world
Religion and Government The major religion in Spain is Roman Catholic King: Juan Carlos I chief of state Prime minister: Jose Luis Rodriguez Elections every 4 years Governed by General Council of Judicial power Supreme Court of Justice Monarchy Each Region has its own rights, elections, and justice systems
Major Exports and Industries Textiles Apparel Food Metals Chemicals Automobiles Machine tools Grains Wine Coal Iron ore Uranium Mercury Gypsum Zinc Copper Potash
Holidays Religion costumes New years day Christmas The day of three kings-January 6th- when they open Christmas presents Holy week Easter Labor day-May 1st National day-October 12th Constitution day-December 6th Use fireworks, bullfighting, attractions, dances, and wearing religion costumes
Flamenco Dancing A traditional Spanish dance Spanish gypsies usually danced the flamenco Wore plamas, or knuckle rapping accompaniment Danced at fiestas
Climate Central climate-long winters and hot summers Northern coast-moderate climate with frequent rainfall all year round Southern and eastern coast-Mediterranean climate, long, dry summers and mild winters
Historical Events Rome controlled the entire peninsula by the time of Christ 16 th century-Spain was one of the most powerful empires in the world 1936-Civil war between nationalists and republicans. Nationals won
Map of Spain SPAIN
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