Thursday, May 17, 2012

Political borders (observations)

The country of Spain id located on a peninsulala in western Europe. It consists of 18 city states. Portugal is located east on the same peninsula and has a river as a border. the capitial of Spain is madrid, and is located in the center of spain. Its location was chosen, by the ruler of that time so he could over look trading be done.

Human Environment Interactions

The fishing industry is huge in Spain, and can be found anywhere along the coast and creates lots of jobs. Although there is very few manufacturing plants, they cause huge amounts of air pollutants. And due to more recent industrialization's touristry has been booming.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Natural reasources

In the country of Spain the most predominately found natural resource is Hydroelectricity found on the one river located on the Tagus river which also serves as the border between Spain and Portugal. Copper and lead can be found in a few places but theres not much. Due to the massive Forrests in Spain forestry and logging is also popular.

Ecosystems

The ecosystems in spain range from centeries old forests to chaparral temperate grasslands. Spains ecosystems are greatly influenced by human forces many forests have been cut down and cleared for farming, towns ect.

Spain overview

Here is a overview of some sightseeing places in Spain, as you can see it is a very beautiful and colorful place full of rich history and religion.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Physical geography of spain

Long ago when Pangaea split up, the region  now know as Spain was once located next to Greenland.Spain today is located on the Iberian Peninsula, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Pyrenees separate Spain from France and the rest of Europe.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Climate of Spain

The  primarily Mediterranean climate of Spain is due to the North Atlantic Drift and Canaries Current that bring both warm and cool waters to the coast of Spain.