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Population and Cities of Europe, 01 POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION…
Population and Cities of Europe
01 THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT
2 THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
A single market and the adoption of the euro as the common currency.
European Union is one of the world’s largest economies.
27 European states
INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Council. It meets several times a year to decide on EU policies.
The Council of the EU. This is the main legislative body and coordinates the exterior economic policy and security issues
The European Commission. This puts European policies into practice and proposes legislation to the Council of the EU.
The European Parliament. This approves the EU budget and the laws proposed by the Council of the EU. Its members are elected every five years through universal suffrage.
3 THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Primary Sector: Although a smaller percentage of the population works in this sector. Western countrys, fishing
Secondary Sector: European industry is highly developed, mainly in the area between Germany and the north of Italy
Tertiary Sector: The service sector generates the greatest wealth in member countries and employs over 75% of its population,
ECONOMIC REGIONS
The Nordic region has highly developed economies and a very high income per inhabitant
Countries with lower economic development are located in Eastern Europe
The most economically developed countries are located in Central and Atlantic Europe. Financial centres like Paris and Frankfurt on the Main.
The Mediterranean region stands out for the importance of its agricultural activity and the high revenues it obtains from tourism.
1 COUNTRIES OF EUROPE
Ancient History (Roman Empire) - Middle Ages(Carolingian Empire) - Modern Ages(Hispanic Monarchy) - Contemporary Ages( Napoleon Bonaparte’s Empire)(Also EU)
51 States
02 THE POPULATION OF EUROPE
1 POPULATION STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION
Temperate climate zone
743 million inhabitants.
Crude birth rate of between 8‰ and 12‰
High life expectancy, above the age of 75
The distribution of the European population is quite unequal. Although the continent’s population density is about 70 inhabitants / km2.
The triangle formed by Great Britain, Italy and Central Europe is the most highly populated, especially in big cities.
03 EUROPEAN CITIES
1 EUROPE, AN URBANISED CONTINENT
The majority of the population of Europe lives in cities
Another characteristic of the European continent is that there are few large urban agglomerations.
Moscow 18 million, London 14 million, Istambul 14 million
01 POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION OF SPAIN
3 AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT
Spain is organised into 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla.
The Spanish Constitution also establishes the institutional organisation of the autonomous communities:
The Legislative Assembly
The Governing Council
The High Court of Justice
1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
A municipality is the basic territorial division
Its government is in charge of the town hall, made up of the mayor and several councillors. The number of councillors is not the same in all municipalities, as it depends on the number of inhabitants.
The town hall is responsible for providing local services
2 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Spain is organised into 50 provinces, diputación foral in the País Vasco / Euskadi and in Comunidad Foral de Navarra.
02 THE POPULATION OF SPAIN
1 THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION
47 million inhabitants
The ratio of men to women is 96 to 100
If we look at the age groups, we can see a strong tendency towards an ageing population
The population density of Spain is 92 inhabitants / km2
03 SPANISH CITIES
1 THE URBAN PHENOMENON IN SPAIN
Spain is a notably urbanised area as almost 80% of the population lives in urban areas.
National metropolises. Madrid and Barcelona
Regional metropolises. Sevilla, Málaga, Valencia / València and Zaragoza are regional metropolises
Sub-regional cities. There are 23 Spanish cities that control a specific area of an autonomous community
Provincial cities. There are 36 cities
Spain is organised into municipalities, provinces, autonomous cities and autonomous communities.