“La Furia Roja”The Red Fury country

How has Spain’s geography, climate, and natural resources connected to their daily life/ jobs?

Spain has very frequent rainfall year round. So they have very fertile soil in the country. Although they are not a big farming country, what they do farm is very good crop. Spain is one of the very few countries that is a peninsula. Many people enjoy living on the beaches and coasts of Spain.Also Spain has the Atlantic ocean on the north and south side of the country, so they have easy access to imports and exports. Lots of jobs involve shipping by ocean. Spain has long hot summers so children can go outside very frequently. Spain is also rich in metal like uranium, mercury, iron ore, copper, and lead. Lots of their jobs involve metal refinery or mining.

What does the economic data reveal about their quality of life?

Most of Spain’s jobs are industry jobs or service. Only 3.3% of Spain’s jobs are agricultural, so they are mostly developed. Also they have a high GDP($30,400) compared to other countries so they have a good standard of living. Spain has a very low unemployment rate. Most people have good jobs. Spain trades with countries like China, France,Germany,Itaily, the Netherlands, the UK, and America

What do we need to know to about these people to understand what makes their culture unique?

The people of Spain have been on earth longer than almost any country. on Earth. Spaniards value their family more than everything. So they are always willing to do things for each other.The people in Spain are mostly roman Catholics just like some people in America. The main ingredient to Spanish cooking is olive oil because they produce 44% of the worlds olives. Spain has a very unique food called a tapas. They are kind of like the gold fish or pretzels of America but Spanish. Tapas are appetizers or snacks sold commonly at restaurants. Every town or city has its own form of tapas. Many people in Spain are obsessed with playing futball or soccer. They were one of the first countries to get a national soccer team. Many Spaniards participate in bullfighting also

How has this event effected the US? How has the US effected this event?

A region of Spain called Catalonia is declaring independence from Spain and becoming its own country. This is really going to hurt Spain’s economy because Catalonia is a very big tourist region and is home to the world famous Barcelona soccer club where many pay lots of money to see play. This is going to reduce Spain’s economy by 20% and will hurt its trading partners to, one of which is America.

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