Unit 10 Our country

Mar gracial

UNIT 10 : Our country

Territorial Organisation of Spain

Spain is divided into 17 Autonomous Communities and 2 Autonomous Cities.

They have:

Capital.

Anthem.

Flag.

Coat of Arms.


Autonomous Communities organise some public services such as:

Education.

Healthcare.


Each Autonomous Community has one or more provinces. There are 50 provinces in Spain.

Castilla y Len has 9 provinces:-Len-Zamora-Salamanca-Palencia-Valladolid-vila-Burgos-Soria-Segovia

FIND THEM!!!


There are 17 Autonomous Communities and 2 Autonomous Cities.

DO YOU PLAY... FIND PROVINCES IN SPAIN

PLAY

https://2ndcyclesanjose.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/geography-games/

National Government

Spain is a parliamentary monarchy.

Monarch is head of state (Felipe VI)

National government has two parts:Parliament.

Government.

National Government

GOVERNMENT

Prime minister selects the:

Deputy prime minister

Ministers

PARLIAMENTCONGRESSSENATE

350 deputiesEvery 4 years (election)Select Prime ministerMonitor Government

About 260 senatorsEvery 4 years

Monitor Government

26th JuneElection day to select deputies and senators

Constitution

It has basic laws to follow.

It established basic rights and responsibilities for citizens like:

Spain is a democracy.

Everyone is equal.

Everyone is free to express opinions.

Respect for all people.

EUROPE

EUROPE

EUROPE

EUROPE

European Union

Definition: It is a group of 28 countries of Europe. Spain is a member state.

Objectives:

- It is easy to trade, travel, workand study.- Some countries have the samecurrency, the Euro.- Ode to Joy is the anthem of the EU

Resolve problems by talking.

Help people to have better standard of live.

Our Culture

It is made up of many different things:Historical buildings: churches, castles, palaces...

Typical food

Festivals, costumes and crafts

Languages: Galego, Euskera, Catal, Valenci

People of other countries come to Spain to work and find a new life. You can:Inform about them: place, language, traditions, ask them for more information.