GEOG 002 Lecture 10: Geog 2 - LEC10
23 Dec 2020
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At the western end of southern europe lies the broad iberian peninsula, separated from france and western europe by the rugged mountain wall of the pyrenees and from north africa by the narrow strait of gibraltar. Spain (population: 46. 4 million) occupies most of this compact. Mediterranean landmass, and peripheral portugal lies in its southwestern corner. Both countries benefited enormously from their admission to the european union in 1986, an advantage that soon withered. Spain followed the leads of germany and france and decentralized its administrative structure in response to devolutionary pressures. These pressures were especially strong in catalonia, the. Basque country, and galicia, and in response the madrid government created so-called. Autonomous communities (acs) for all 17 of its regions. Every ac has its own parliament and administration that control planning, public works, cultural affairs, education, environmental policy, and even, to some extent, international commerce.
