Powerpoint presentation of Spain by students from Grade 6 St. George's College, Lima - Peru.

1. By:

3. Location
• Spain is located on the Iberian
Peninsula in the southwest of Europe.

4. Total Area
• 504,782 square km.

5. Climate
• It is largely affected by its altitude and
the surrounding sea.

6. Elevation Extremes
• Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife)
on Canary Islands 3,718 m

7. Best Islands of Spain
• La Palma
• Minorca
• Fomenter

8. Natural Resources
Most important natural resources;
o Coal
o Tungsten
o Lignite
o Mercury.
o Iron ore
o Copper
o Lead
o Zinc
o Uranium

10. Population
The total population in Spain is
47,171,105.

11. Typical Dance
The art of the
dance is based on
the rhythm, that is
in the stomping.

12. Languages
74%Castilian Spanish
17%Catalan
7% Galician
2%Euskera/Basque
Castilian Spanish
Catalan
Galician
Euskera/Basque

13. Religion
 The most of people is Catholic.

14. Famous People
o Rafael Nadal
o Pablo Picasso
o Francisco Pizarro
o Ferdinand II
o Julio Iglesias
o Miguel de Cervantes
o Hernan Cortes

16. GOVERNMENT TYPE
The government of
Spain is
parliamentary
monarchy. The king
and the president
share the power.

17. CAPITAL
Madrid, for being the most
visited city in Spain it is also the
third most populated city in
Europe.

18. PROVINCES
There are 50 provinces.

20. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Madrid is the capital
and largest city of
Spain.

21. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Barcelona is the capital city
of the autonomous
community of Catalonia in
Spain and the country's
2nd largest city.

22. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Seville is the capital and
largest city of the
autonomous community
of Andalusia and the
province of Seville.

23. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Valencia is the capital of
the autonomous community
of Valencia and the third
largest city in Spain after
Madrid and Barcelona.

24. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Zaragoza (also called
Saragossa in English)
is the capital city of
the Zaragoza
province and of the
autonomous
community of Aragon.

25. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Malaga is a city and a
municipality, capital of the
Province of Malaga, in the
Autonomous Community
of Andalusia.

26. MAJOR CITIES OF SPAIN
Cordoba is a city in
Andalusia, southern Spain,
and the capital of the
province of Cordoba.

27. SPORTS:
○ BASKETBALL
○ TENNIS
○ GOLF
○ SKIING
○ SOCCER
○ FORMULA ONE

28. HISTORY
o Migrators came to Spain from Europe, Africa,
and the Mediterranean.
o By the first century B.C. the Romans had
conquered Spain.

29. HISTORY
o Muslim rulers
introduced new crops
and irrigation systems,
and trading increased.
o Mathematics,
medicine, and
philosophy became
more advanced,
peaking in the tenth
century. Ortega y Gasset

30. Sources:
 Geography:
 http://spain.costasur.com/en/climate.html
 http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/spain.php
 http://www.indexmundi.com/spain/natural_resources.html
 http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcspain.htm
 http://www.touropia.com/best-spanish-islands/
 http://www.spain.info/en/informacion-practica/consejos-viaje/consejos-practicos/
idiomas-religion/
 People:
 http://www.spain.info/en/informacion-practica/consejos-viaje/consejos-practicos/
idiomas-religion/
 http://www.worldpopulationstatistics.com/population-of-spain-2014/
 History:
 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/explore/countries/spain/
 Major Cities:
 http://www.travelmath.com/cities-in/Spain

31. ThankYou