martes, 11 de febrero de 2014
GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY!!!!!!!!
UNIT FIVE
- National sovereignty: It guarantees that all Spanish citizens elect the members of the following bodies of government every four years.
- Constitutional Monarchy: A system of government in which the king is the head of state but the parliament chooses the government.
- The Crown: The part of a constitutional monarchy represented by the king.
- Arbitrator: A person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences.
- Decentralised Government: A system of government in which decision making is devolved to a local level and is therefore closer to the citizens.
- Motion of no confidence: If the Cortes Generales do not agree with the government's politics, they can pass it to force the president to resign.
- Ministers: Government officials that make up the Spanish cabinet.
- Municipality: The most basic administrative body in the Spanish territory.
- Town Council: The organisation taht governs each municipality in Spain.
- Mayor: The chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries.
- Councilors: Government officials that make up the town council.
- Province: A territory governed as a unit of a country or empire.
- Self-government: The government of a country, nation, etc, by its own people.
- Statute of Autonomy: A law describing the institutions, laws and responsabilities for each of the autonomous communities in the Spanish territory.
- Subsidiarity: The principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level.
- Autonomous Community: One of 17 regions that form part of the Spanish territory with its own devolved government.
- Exclusive authority: The local government has it over laws related to town planning, housing, monuments, helath care and education.
- Share authority: The local government and the state has it over laws related to transport or the labour market.
- Post-industrial society: A society in which the economy has undergone a shift from the production of goods to the provision of services.
- Well-being: The level of satisfaction of a population as measured by education levels, health care, live expectancy and consumption.
- Life expectancy: The numbers of years a person or population is expected to live.
- Extended family: Grandparents, parents and children.
- Nuclear family: Parents and children.
- Single parent family: A father or a mother and children.
- Same sex marriages: Two mans or two womans.
lunes, 27 de enero de 2014
GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY!!!!!!!!
UNIT FOUR
BUDGET: A sum of money to be used for a specific purpose by a government.
CAP: Common Agricultural Policy.
CFP: Common Fisheries Policy.
CITIZENSHIP: The conditions or status of a citizen, with it's rights and duties.
COHESION: The act of uniting or staying together.
COMMON MARKET: A market based on common policies and the free movements of goods, services, people and capital.
DEVELOPMENT: The act or process of growing or making progress.
DUTY: A task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons.
FRAGMENTATION: When production processes ocurr in different phases, in different places.
FREE MOVEMENT: The unrestricted movement of goods, services, people and capital in a common market.
FUNDS: The financial resources used by governments or political institutions for a specific purpose.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product.
HETEROGENEITY: A thing that consist of dissimilar elements or parts.
HIERACHY: A system of persons or things arranged in a graded order.
HIGHWAY / MOTORWAY: A public road that all may use.
HOMOGENEUS: Composed of similar or identical parts or elements.
INVESTMENT: The act of using something to achieve a goal.
MONETARY UNION: The sharing of the same currency between two or more states. In 1992, the concept of a monetary union was agreed upon in the European Union.
OUTSKIRTS: Outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city.
OUTSOURCING: Part of a company's work in sent to another company, sometimes in a different country, because it is a cheaper or more efficient opinion.
PROFITABLE: Affording gain, benefit, or profit.
SEAFARING: The act of travelling by sea.
SKEPTICAL: Not convinced that something is true; doubtful.
SUBSIDY: A type of financing offered by a government.
SURPLUS: A quantity or amount in excess of what is required.
TREATY: A formal agreement between two or more states related to international relations.
UNIT FOUR
BUDGET: A sum of money to be used for a specific purpose by a government.
CAP: Common Agricultural Policy.
CFP: Common Fisheries Policy.
CITIZENSHIP: The conditions or status of a citizen, with it's rights and duties.
COHESION: The act of uniting or staying together.
COMMON MARKET: A market based on common policies and the free movements of goods, services, people and capital.
DEVELOPMENT: The act or process of growing or making progress.
DUTY: A task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons.
FRAGMENTATION: When production processes ocurr in different phases, in different places.
FREE MOVEMENT: The unrestricted movement of goods, services, people and capital in a common market.
FUNDS: The financial resources used by governments or political institutions for a specific purpose.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product.
HETEROGENEITY: A thing that consist of dissimilar elements or parts.
HIERACHY: A system of persons or things arranged in a graded order.
HIGHWAY / MOTORWAY: A public road that all may use.
HOMOGENEUS: Composed of similar or identical parts or elements.
INVESTMENT: The act of using something to achieve a goal.
MONETARY UNION: The sharing of the same currency between two or more states. In 1992, the concept of a monetary union was agreed upon in the European Union.
OUTSKIRTS: Outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city.
OUTSOURCING: Part of a company's work in sent to another company, sometimes in a different country, because it is a cheaper or more efficient opinion.
PROFITABLE: Affording gain, benefit, or profit.
SEAFARING: The act of travelling by sea.
SKEPTICAL: Not convinced that something is true; doubtful.
SUBSIDY: A type of financing offered by a government.
SURPLUS: A quantity or amount in excess of what is required.
TREATY: A formal agreement between two or more states related to international relations.
domingo, 15 de diciembre de 2013
sábado, 14 de diciembre de 2013
NUTCRACKER ROUTE IN CANDELARIO
On 20th of October, I did the Nutcracker Route with some friends. It was in Candelario. I woke up at 05:00, later, at 06:00 the father of my friend and my friend, came to my home and they took me to Candelario. There were a lot of of unknown people, all of them had climbing staffs, so my friend and I picked up two sticks from the floor. First the route was across a flat area, but in thirty minutes, we started to go to the top of a mountain. The area was uphill, so all the people were so tired, also my friend and I. In a ocassion, a friend of my friend's father gave me a glucose pill because I was over-tired, and he said me the pill will bring me energy to continue the route. Also, in a part of the route, I stopped breathing , but I continued because of my pride. My friend surrended at the half of the route, and a car took him to the end. Finally, I could finish the route, it was seven hours and 24 kilometres without stop walking. In Candelario, the mayor brought to the winners the prizes and we ate the typical Candelario's "cocido". Also, the mayor gave us the congratulations, and he invited us to participate next year. I couldn't do sport during five days because of the big stiff I had.
On 20th of October, I did the Nutcracker Route with some friends. It was in Candelario. I woke up at 05:00, later, at 06:00 the father of my friend and my friend, came to my home and they took me to Candelario. There were a lot of of unknown people, all of them had climbing staffs, so my friend and I picked up two sticks from the floor. First the route was across a flat area, but in thirty minutes, we started to go to the top of a mountain. The area was uphill, so all the people were so tired, also my friend and I. In a ocassion, a friend of my friend's father gave me a glucose pill because I was over-tired, and he said me the pill will bring me energy to continue the route. Also, in a part of the route, I stopped breathing , but I continued because of my pride. My friend surrended at the half of the route, and a car took him to the end. Finally, I could finish the route, it was seven hours and 24 kilometres without stop walking. In Candelario, the mayor brought to the winners the prizes and we ate the typical Candelario's "cocido". Also, the mayor gave us the congratulations, and he invited us to participate next year. I couldn't do sport during five days because of the big stiff I had.
martes, 10 de diciembre de 2013
GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY!!!!!!!!
UNIT THREE
Absolute monarchy = a system of government in which the monarch exercises unrestricted power to dictate laws, govern and judge
Constitution = a collection of country's fundamental laws that shape the government, institutions and rights and obligations of the citizens.
Cultural diversity = the quality of diverse or different culture
Democracy = a government in which the people have power, exercised either directly or through elected representatives
Dictatorship = a system of government in which one person with absolute power governs. They are supported by a political party, an ethnic group or army
Executive =
Globalisation = the integration and development of a world wide economic system( of institutions, markets, etc...)
Homogenisation = the act of making something uniform in composition
Judicial power = one of the three branches of the state with responsibility for interpreting and applying the law
LEDC = less economically developed country
Legislative power = one of the three branches of the state with authority to approve, amend and repeal laws
Mass culture = a worldwide characteristic by similar patterns of consumption
MEDC = more economically developed country
Multiculturalism = the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation
NGO = an entity with humanitarian and social aims
Sovereignty = the authority to rule over an area. In a democracy, the people have sovereignty because they vote for the government
State = the supreme public power within a sovereign political entity
Supranational = beyond the authority of one national government
UN = a supranational organisation composed for over 190 member states. It was found in 1945 to promote peace, security and economic development
Universal Suffrage = a system of a democratic elections whereby all citizens of voting age can participate regardless of their gender or economic situation
UNIT THREE
Absolute monarchy = a system of government in which the monarch exercises unrestricted power to dictate laws, govern and judge
Constitution = a collection of country's fundamental laws that shape the government, institutions and rights and obligations of the citizens.
Cultural diversity = the quality of diverse or different culture
Democracy = a government in which the people have power, exercised either directly or through elected representatives
Dictatorship = a system of government in which one person with absolute power governs. They are supported by a political party, an ethnic group or army
Executive =
Globalisation = the integration and development of a world wide economic system( of institutions, markets, etc...)
Homogenisation = the act of making something uniform in composition
Judicial power = one of the three branches of the state with responsibility for interpreting and applying the law
LEDC = less economically developed country
Legislative power = one of the three branches of the state with authority to approve, amend and repeal laws
Mass culture = a worldwide characteristic by similar patterns of consumption
MEDC = more economically developed country
Multiculturalism = the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation
NGO = an entity with humanitarian and social aims
Sovereignty = the authority to rule over an area. In a democracy, the people have sovereignty because they vote for the government
State = the supreme public power within a sovereign political entity
Supranational = beyond the authority of one national government
UN = a supranational organisation composed for over 190 member states. It was found in 1945 to promote peace, security and economic development
Universal Suffrage = a system of a democratic elections whereby all citizens of voting age can participate regardless of their gender or economic situation
lunes, 2 de diciembre de 2013
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