Geography of Spain
Frank Petrillo
Travel
MusicSpain
by: Paco
- Winter
de Lucia
2005
Geography of Spain
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Location (Where is it?)
Topography (What’s the land look like?)
Climate (What’s the weather like?)
Demography (Who lives there?)
Relative Location
Iceland
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Norway
United Kingdom
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Ireland
Germany
Poland
Ukraine
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Italy
Portugal
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Turkey
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Spain
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Southwestern Europe,
Southwest of France, East of Portugal.
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Spain is also bordered by the North Atlantic Ocean,
Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea.
Absolute Location
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40º North of the Equator (Latitude)
4º West of Greenwich (Longitude)
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The country has a total area of 492,503 sq km with
4,964 km of coastline.
Washington
Oregon
Oregon
Spain
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Oregon’s total area: 251, 418 sq km
Spain’s total area: 492,503 sq km
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There is a 9 hour difference in time between Spain
and Oregon.
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Spain: G.M.T. +1
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Oregon: G.M.T. -8
Topography
• The majority of Spain's landmass consists of
the Meseta Central
• The Meseta Central is rimmed and
dissected by five major mountain ranges
Climate
• Spain lies within a temperate climate zone.
• It's rugged topography gives rise to a great
diversity of climates.
• Maritime climate prevails in northern part of
country
• Southern Sections of the country have a
predominantly continental climate with hot,
dry summers.
Demography
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ESTIMATED POPULATION: 39,439,400
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional
Monarchy
PEOPLE: Four major ethnic groups that are
divided by language, Castilian, Basque, Catalan
and Galician.
RELIGION: 97% of the population is Roman
Catholic while less than 1% are Protestant.
LANGUAGES: The official language is Castilian.
Density; 79.1 persons per sq km.
The End
Frank Petrillo
Travel Spain - Winter 2005