1. GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN
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2. Where is Spain, Anyway?
Spain is the 3rd largest country in Europe and 45% of it is covered by the Meseta plateau.
It is surrounded by the continents of Europe and Africa, and is on the other side of the world in relation to Australia.
In the far south, the strait Gibrarltar separates Spain and Europe from Morocco (Africa), and here the two continents are only 13km apart

3. Where is Spain, Anyway?
Spain is neighboured with Portugal, France and Morocco/Africa

4. Where is Spain, Anyway?
In the West, the Meseta slopes gently down into neighbouring Portugal

5. Puerta del sol - Madrid, 1930 and 2013
Capital City - Madrid
Puerta del sol - Madrid, 1930 and 2013

6. What is the landscape like?
“Mostly a hilly, highland area (plateau) divided by Cordillera Central (mountains), and then ringed my additional mountain ranges north, east and south” - World Atlas . com
The plateau is rarely flat, and in reality is a mostly hilly, highland area divided by the Cordillera Central.

7. What did majority of people do for a living?
“Once a predominantly agrarian and commercial nation, Spain was transformed during the twentieth century into a modern, industrial member of the global economic community. With land reform and mechanisation, the agrarian sector has shrunk and the commercial, industrial, and service sectors of the economy have grown in size, significance, and global interconnection.”
(everyculture.com)
world monopoly on merino sheep and their wool and textile production
coal and iron mining and other mineral extractions
export products; olive oil, asparagus, conserved fish, oranges, wine, paprika, almonds
(everyculture.com)

8. The economy of Spain Spain was mainly an agricultural economy
Agriculture - main source of employment
Neutrality in WW1 - short period of economic boom but a shortage in supplies
Early 1920s, there were major economic problems
In the mid-1920s, Spain enjoyed a measure of prosperity.
Living standards rose and industrialisation continued.
Spain was mainly an agricultural economy, and agriculture was the main source of employment. Due to this, many problems rose, such as there was a need for workers to migrate in search of work, work was only seasonal and it did not provide adequate food supply - and thus there was a large gap between the rich and the poor.
Spain’s neutrality during WW1 facilitated a short period of economic boom, but with the increase of exports, there was an increase in shortages of supplies.
By the early 1920s, there were major economic problems, and this led to violent conflicts between employers and employees.
In the mid-1920s, Spain enjoyed a measure of prosperity. For many of the people, living standards rose and industrialisation continued.

9. Currency