Sevilla

=Culture Research 2012= **MY QUESTIONS** **Before** research...my first questions Why is Spain's population shrinking and what factors are contributing to this? Why did Spain Have wars and why and when did it happen?


 * During** research my questions during research

Name: Spain by: Sevilla


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food, clothing, customs, traditions, housing, family, language, education, celebrations, pastimes, games || Notes for social: food, clothing: Spanish Food: * Country Ham does are all triditional spainish in genral spainish people wear mordern looking cloths and they wear flaminco dresses in speacil holidays Read more: [|http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_do_Spanish_people_eat#ixzz1mR9sNmTn] traditions, customs: Many Spanish traditions have become legendary around the globe. But a lot of tourists only have a hazy idea of what flamenco is, how to spot a good paella, how to go about eating tapas, etc. housing, family: Many houses in spanish are moorish or alabarian because they have tooken over over spain before languge, education: Spain has four main languages. Castilian Spanish is the national language, and it is spoken by the most people, but Catalan, Galician, and Basque are regional languages spoken in the north and east of Spain population: // Spain's population // is 40448191 Spain Links and Note TakingLinks and Note Taking  || Essential Questions: why is spains population shrinking and what factors contrubute to that? || information for essential question: || wars and when and why did it happen? || imformation for essential question: ||
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 * Gastromy is a speacil kind of food there is alot of kinds of food in gastromy, it also represents spainish culture
 * Paella is a speacil kind of fried rice
 * Morcilla with Duck egg and potatoes
 * Andalusian Pork
 * Chick Peas and Spanish Tapas
 * Skewered Chorizo and Shrimps
 * Charred Tuna romesco
 * Pan fried peppers with chorizo rice
 * Tortilla
 * Crema Catalana
 * Swiss chard and lentil salad
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religion, holidays, right and wrong, symbols, education, customs, traditions, beliefs, folktales || religion, holiday: Spain is a mostly roman catholic contry, about 94% is roman catholic, the other six percent is other, the other means jews or muslims.
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no right or wrongs || Some of the most popular annual holidays are the local //fiestas//, usually held in honor of a Catholic //patron saint// (a divine being who protects the city or town). People prepare for weeks for the fireworks, bullfights, carnivals, dances, contests, and other //fiesta// activities. Spaniards celebrate many Christian holidays, including Christmas on 25 December. However, they open presents on 6 January, the Day of the Three Kings, instead of on Christmas. || right, wrong: mostly following their religion.
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symbols, education: Most Spanish children start school usually starts at two or three and Stay at school at least until sixteen, their School day usually starts at 8:30 or 9:00 a.m

customs, triditions: for man in spain thier most popular tridition in spain is bullfighting, and the most popular tridition in Spain for women is flaminco dancing.

beliefs, folktales: || art, music, dance, games, leisure, beauty, drama || Arts: tourists buy Spanish crafts, such as pottery, leather goods, jewlery and rugs. Games:Soccer, tennis, golf and cycling are all popular sports/games in Spain. the most popular one in Spain is the Famous bullfighting. Music: lots of flaminco dancing music. a mixture of guitar and drums and a clikking thing Drama: basacily flaminco Dance: the mighty dance of flaminco ||  ||
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 * **// Economics //**** : Economics (paragraph) ** || Industry is a big part of Spain’s economy. Spaniards make fabric, food, clothing (including shoes), metals, chemicals, ships, tools, and cars. But even more people work in //service jobs// (where people are paid to perform tasks for others), including tourism, education, and health care. Tourism is one of the country’s biggest industries. Spain’s climate allows farmers to grow grains, citrus and other fruits, vegetables, and wine grapes. In fact, Spain is a world leader in the production of wine and olive oil. The currency is the //euro//. ||
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jobs and work, money, technology, roles of men and women, currency, goods, services Goverment (paragraph) Spain is a //constitutional monarchy//, which means it has a king. However, the king does not make laws for the country. The king’s main duty is to advise the prime minister, who leads the government. Spain’s laws are made by Parliament (the legislature). Parliament has a 264-member Senate and a 350-member Congress of Deputies. Spain is divided into 17 regions. Each region has its own rights, elected officials, and justice system. The voting age is 18. rules, laws, government, leaders, local, national || ===Rules:===
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||  || Spain shares the Iberian //Peninsula// (a piece of land surrounded mostly by water but still connected to the mainland) with Portugal. Covering 195,124 square miles (505,370 sq km), Spain is about the same size as Thailand, or twice as big as Oregon. The Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain form a border with France. There are also three other mountain ranges and a //plateau// (a high plain) in the middle of Spain. The northern coast tends to be rainy, while the southern and eastern coasts have long, warm summers and short winters. The Balearic and Canary Islands are also part of Spain. geography, climate, ||  || Climate: Land: Water features: ||  || Spain occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with Portugal, in southwest Europe. Africa is less than 10 mi (16 km) south at the Strait of Gibraltar. A broad central plateau slopes to the south and east, crossed by a series of mountain ranges and river valleys. Principal rivers are the Ebro in the northeast, the Tajo in the central region, and the Guadalquivir in the south. Off Spain's east coast in the Mediterranean are the Balearic Islands (1,936 sq mi; 5,014 sq km), the largest of which is Majorca. Sixty mi (97 km) west of Africa are the Canary Islands (2,808 sq mi; 7,273 sq km). || ** Notes from: ** Important date: Important date: ||  || = = =Fast facts:media type="file" key="Spain.mp3" width="240" height="20"national anthem national animal is the awesome bull=
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 * Spanish children usually have two last names (but they don't have middle names)
 * Spain is one of the least crowded contries in europe
 * The plazas in Spain can be round, oval, or rectangle as well as square
 * In southern Spain, some people live in cave homes, built from rocky hillsides
 * The of valencia has a tomato-throwing festival every year at the end of august
 * Spain has more than ten thousand castles
 * Spain has king's not presadents the king is (drum roll please) : King Juan Carlos I (1975) and the primeminister is (drum roll please, again): mariano rajoy
 * Spain is divided into seventeen regions, each region has it's own elected goverment. (My fav. region is andalusia, cuz sevilla is there!!:D)
 * More than forty-four million people live in Spain today, and more than three million of them live in our capital city madrid

Spaniards like to talk and will strike up a conversation with a stranger rather than sit in silence. > Spain has the ninth largest economy in the world.
 * Spaniards will invite someone to visit their home, but they are just being polite and don’t really expect a visit. A guest accepts the offer but only goes if the host has insisted or given a specific time.
 * Bulls are colorblind. So while red capes are used in bullfighting to make the bull mad, it isn’t the red color that gets a bull’s attention. It’s the movement of the cape that does the trick.
 * Spain has one of the world’s largest //fleets//(groups) of fishing boats.
 * The guitar is one of Spain’s most popular instruments.
 * Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1992.
 * During the 16th century, Spain was one of the most powerful empires in the world.
 * Spain’s wildlife includes mountain goats, eagles, rabbits, wolves, bears, boars, and lynx. Spain (officially the Kingdom of Spain) is a country in southwest Europe. Here are some interesting facts about Spain.
 * 40% of Spanish people aged between 17 and 24 smoke.
 * In Spain, you drive on the right hand side of the road.
 * Spain is the 28th largest country (by population) with over 46 million people.
 * Spain joined the European Union in 1986. Spain is also a member of the United Nations, NATO and the World Trade Organization.
 * Team sports are not played at schools in Spain.
 * Spain remained neutral (didn’t fight) in both world wars.
 * 76% of the population identify themselves as Roman Catholics. However, only about 20% of the population regularly go to church.
 * Due to the global recession, the unemployment rate is expected to hit 16% in 2009.
 * Spain is aiming to have over 1 million electric cars on the road by 2014.
 * There are just over 60,000 Jewish people living in Spain.
 * In Spain, lunch is eaten at about 2pm and dinner is eaten at about 9pm.
 * People in Inner Spain (Castile and Madrid) enjoy eating hot, thick soup and bread. Coastal Spanish cities use a lot of seafood in their cooking and have cold soup.
 * Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Spain. Other popular sports are Formula 1 racing, cycling, handball, tennis, basketball and motorcycling. The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in the Spanish city of Barcelona.

=Answers to my Q's:=

Why is Spain's population shrinking and what factors are contributing to this? 2010 is the shrinking year. Now population is still balancing out. So here's the paragraph: Spain's population grew by 700,000 a year between 2002 and 2007. With the financial crisis, net inward migration fell to 400,000 in 2008, plummeting to 47,000 in 2009 and 62,000 in 2010.

If Spain's national animal is the bull, then why do they fight it?

What are some wars in Spain and how did they happen?