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35 Cards in this Set
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Pupils are...
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the children who attend school
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The staff are...
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the people who work at the school
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The teaching staff include...
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the head teacher, deputy head, the teachers and the secretary
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The non-teaching class are...
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the caretaker, the cleaners, the cooks, and the supervisors
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A Mayor is...
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the head of the local government
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Which service organises public libraries, museums and sport centers?
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Cultural and sports services
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Which service organises and repairs traffic lights, roads, signs and pavements in our local area?
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Town planning services
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In Spain, the emergency number is...
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112
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What are services police provide?
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Fighting crime, and controlling traffic
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When do the fire brigade help?
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When there is a fire, flood or when someone can't get out of a vehicle or building
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Medical services help when...
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people suddenly need medical care, like if there was an accident or if someone became sick
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Each province has a _____ city
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capital
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Communities that are made up of one or more provinces are called...
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Autonomous Communities
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What defines the name, capital, borders and symbols of an autonomous community?
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A Statute of Autonomy
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A border is...
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an official line that separates land
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_______ makes the laws in an autonomous community.
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Parliament
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Who makes up the Government?
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The President and the regional councillors
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Living in a democracy means...
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everyone has the same rights and responsibilities, and people vote to decide things
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What is tax?
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Money paid to the Government by the citizens
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When was the Constitution established?
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1978
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The members of a senate are called ______ and the members of a Congress are called _______
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Senators, Deputies
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The Constitution is a law that defines...
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rights and resposibilities and the organisation of territories and Government
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_________ is the only desert in Europe.
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Almería, in the south-east of Spain
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The height of a place or thing above sea level is called....
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altitude
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The population of a place is how many ____________ there are in that area.
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inhabitants
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What is an urban population?
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The inhabitants that live in towns and cities
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What is a rural population?
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The inhabitants that live in villages and work in agriculture, fishing, etc.
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What is the word for "without a job"?
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unemployed
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If lots of babies are being born and few people are dying, the population ________.
When few babies are being born and many people are dying, the population _________. |
increases, decreases
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What are some ways we can look after our planet?
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Respect plants and animals, use natural sources of energy, use public transport, remember the three Rs, etc.
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What is a census?
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It is a survey of all inhabitants of a place
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What is an emigrant?
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A person who leaves our country to go to a new place
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What is an immigrant?
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A person who moves from their country to our country
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The active population is made up of...
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people who work and have a salary
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The population made up of people over 65 years old is called...
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the elderly population
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