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37 Cards in this Set
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Quiz format
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About 40% T/F and rest fill in the blank. MUST know spelling of all terms.
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España húmeda, seca
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Spain humid/dry. Humid in the north and dry in the south.
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el esquí, Suiza
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skiing, Switzerland
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montañas: Sierra Nevada (snow-covered), Sierra Morena, Cantábricos, Guadarrama, Pirineos,
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Mountains of Spain. One of the causes of regionalism.
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rios: el Duero, el Ebro, el Tajo, el Guadalquivir (longest).
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Rivers of Spain. One of the causes of regionalism.
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Andalucía, Aragón, Castilla, Cataluña, Valencia...
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Some of the 17 regions of Spain. Andalucía is hot, Valencia is in the east.
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la Meseta central
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The center of Spain is raised to a mesa plain of sorts. Madrid is situated on it.
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la variedad, el religionismo
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The two main traits of Spain: variety and regionism.
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Estrecho de Gibraltar
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The Straight of Gibraltar
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la paella valenciana
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A dish of yellow rice (made with saffron) and sea food.
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la torilla española
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A dish made with eggs, potatoes and ham.
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el cocido
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stew
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los mariscos
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seafood/shell fish
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pasteles
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pastries
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gazpacho
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cold tomato & garlic soup
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sangría
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drink made from wine and fruit
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los paradores; albergues
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Inns. Paradores are converted convents or monestaries.
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alojamientos
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lodging
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medía pensión; pensión completa
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room, breakfast and one other meal; room and all meals
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la merienda/tapas
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tea time/snacks, coffee, pastries
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la siesta
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break from 1pm to 5pm
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el turismo
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largest industry in Spain
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el flamenco/ la guitarra/ las castañuelas
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a type of music and dance/ the guitar/ castanets
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la Tuna
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college singing groups that play mandolins, wear black caps and colored tape strips
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la zarzuela
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16th century musical comedy still popular today
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Iberia (línea aérea)
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Largest Spanish airline
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Catolicismo
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Catholicism
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el Prado
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The largest museum in Madrid
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Velázquez, El Greco, Murillo, Ribera, Zurbarán, y Goya.
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Famous painters. All lived in el siglo de oro.
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Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
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The maids (servants); famous painting en el Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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Pablo Picasso, cubismo
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famous painter, cubism (seeing different facets at same time). Painted Guernica.
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Salvadore Dalí, surrealismo
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famous painter, surrealism
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Lope de Vega
Miguel de Cervantes - lo mas famoso Calderón de la Barca Tirso de Molina - dramaturgo |
El padre de Teatro Español
Wrote: Don Quijote de la Mancha Wrote: La Vida es Sueño Wrote: El Burlador de Sevilla: Don Juan All lived in el siglo de oro. |
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castellano, catalán, gallego, euskara (vascuence)
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other languages of Spain
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Los 4 límites de España
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Francia, los Pirineos
el Mediterráneo el Estrecho de Gibraltar, Africa el Atlántico, Portugal |
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Las horas de comer:
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desayuno- 8:00am
tapas- 12:00 almuerzo (la comida grande)- 2:30pm merienda (después de la siesta)- 5:00pm tapas- 6:00-8:00pm cena- 10:00PM |
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Horas de Siesta
Horas de Trabajo |
1:00-5:00 PM
8:00-1:00; 5:00-8:00 PM |
