Location & Borders
What is a border?
A border defines the end of one territory and the beginning of another.
What is the populaton?
The population is the number of people who live in a place.
What kind of state is Spain?
A democratic state where decisions are made, directly or indirectly, by the citizens in elections.
Also correct: a parliamentary monarchy.
What is life expectancy, and what is the life expectancy in Spain?
Life expectancy is the number of years that a persion is expected to live. 83 years for men, 86 for women.
What is population density?
Population density is how the population is distributed around a country.
What are natural borders?
Borders that fall along physical features, such as mountains, a river or a sea.
What is natural growth?
The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths.
Natural growth = birth rate - death rate
What does the Constitution establish?
Rights and responsibilities, freedoms, the territorial organisation of Spain, and democratic institutions.
What is an ageing population?
An ageing population means the number of people aged over 65 is larger than the number of people under 16.
How do we calculate population density?
Population density = the number of people (inhabitants)/size of the area in km2
What are political borders?
Borders that do not fall along physical features.
What is net migration?
Net migration is the difference between the number of immigrants who arrive and the number of emigrants who leave.
Net migration = immigration - emigration
What is the territorial organisation of Spain?
Spain is divided into municipalities, provinces and autonomous communities and cities.
Why is net migration in Spain positive?
Net migration is positive because immigration is higher than emigration: the number of people arriving in Spain is higher than the number of people leaving.
Coastal areas and Madrid, areas with irrigated crops, large cities with industry and many services.
Which sea is the natural border to the east of Spain?
The Mediterranean Sea.
What is real population growth?
Real growth is the sum of the natural growth and net migration.
Real growth = natural growth + net migration
Which institutions pass laws?
The Cortes Generales and Government.
What are Spain´s non-peninsular territories?
Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Baleares, Islas Canarias
Why is Spain´s natural growth negative?
Spain´s natural growth is negative because there are more deaths than births.
What do the Courts of Justice do?
They enforce the law and judge people who break the law.