Spain and Portugal are located on the Iberian Peninsula.
What is a peninsula?
a piece of land that is surrounded by water, but connected to land at one end
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Francisco Franco was the dictator of Spain.
What is a dictator?
A ruler with total power
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Spain's government features a parliament.
What is a parliament?
a group of lawmakers; members are elected by the people
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What is matter?
anything that takes up space and has mass.
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Describe the particles in a solid.
They are packed close together. They don't move past one another.
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What and where are the Pyrenees
a chain of mountains between France and Spain
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When the Spain became a powerful empire, it gained many colonies.
What is a colony?
a region controlled by a government in a different country
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What is the Supreme Court?
The highest, most powerful court
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Matter can be described by properties. What are properties?
Any characteristic of matter that you can observe.
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How do the particles in a solid compare with those in a liquid?
The particles in a liquid are less organized. They can slide past one another in a liquid, not a solid.
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What is a resort?
a place used for relaxation or recreation, mainly used during holidays or vacations
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella helped unite Spain and conquer the Moors.
What does it mean "to conquer".
To gain or secure control of by force
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Spain is a member of the European Union.
What is the European Union?
an organization of European countries who work together in economics, law enforcement, and foreign policy
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What is a measurement that can measure force?
Newtons
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What is a "gas"?
matter that has no definite shape or volume
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What is the largest region in the middle of the country? It is a dry plateau.
Meseta
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Tribes from northern Europe invaded Spain.
What is a tribe?
a group of people with the same culture and background; tribes do not have an official government
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After Spain's economy improved, many people who left Spain came back. Some went to their villages and started "modern" farms.
What does "modern" mean?
current; up-to-date
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What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass measures the amount of matter in an object. Weight measures the force of gravity acting on an object. Mass is a constant (always the same), weight is not.
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What is an example of a mixture of a liquid and a gas?
Soda water, the atmosphere (the atmosphere contains mostly gas, but clouds are made of tiny water drops)...
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Spain's east coast borders what body of water?
The Mediterranean Sea
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Why was the Spanish-American War (1898) important to Spain's history?
Spain gave the last of its colonies in the Americas to the Untied States
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What is one difference between the president and king of Spain?