Maira Gil Camarón2nd ESO

The territorial organisation of SPAIN

The Spanish Constitution of 1978 divided the country into municipalities, provinces and autonomous communities

Spain has 50 provinces, 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities. The capital of Spain is Madrid

Spain: Autonomous Communities

Spain: Cities

Political map of EUROPEAlthough Europe is a small continent (10 million

km2), it contains a large number of countries and a wide diversity of natural resources and cultures

The large and varied history of European countries has left a rich cultural and artistic heritage that is one of the big attractions of many of Europe’s capitals such as Rome, Athens, Paris, London, Madrid, Lisbon, Vienna and Prague

The European UnionEU: The economic association of European

countries which seek to create a unified, barrier-free market for products and services throughout the continent, as well as a common currency with a unified authority over that currency

Political map of NORTH AMERICA

North America is made up three big countries of different sizes (Canada, The United States and Mexico), and with big contrasts in population

The United States is the third most populated country in the world, and it contains big cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mexico is the country with the largest Spanish speaking population in the world

Political map of CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA

Central America is made up of seven countries which connect North and South America. The archipelago Antilles is divided into the greater Antilles (Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Jamaica) and the Lesser Antilles

Brazil and Argentina are two of the most countries which make up South America. The major cities are Sao Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Political map of AFRICAIn general, Africa is made up of countries of

notable size but a large part of its land is either desert or jungle and so its population density is low

Africa has an ethnically diverse population and one of the youngest populations of all the continents. 50% of Africans are 19 years old or younger

Political mal of ASIAAsia has some of the most populated

countries in the world: China, India and Indonesia, even though much of the north and centre of the continent are sparsely populated

East Asia and Southern Asia contains some of the most important capitals in the world, such us Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi and Seoul

Political map of OCEANIAOceania has two main countries, Australia

and New Zealand. They are the largest countries of this continent, although most of its land is unpopulated

The rest of the continent consists of Papua New Guinea and a large number of small islands and archipelagos that make up three groups: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia