9
Some provinces, such as A Coruña and Alicante, have a
coastline
. Others
are completely
inland
, such as Ávila and Soria. There are three provinces
made up of
islands
.
Two of these are in Canarias:
Santa Cruz de Tenerife includes Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El
Hierro.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria includes Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and
Lanzarote.
Illes Balears is the third island province.
It’s just one province consisting of:
Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and some smaller islands, such
as La Cabrera.
2
Match to make sentences.
a)
Spain’s provinces were …
1.
after their principal town or city.
b)
Most of the provinces are named …
2.
have only one province.
c)
Seven of the autonomous communities …
3.
coastal, inland or islands.
d)
Provinces can be …
4.
created in 1833.
3
5
Listen and say where the people are from.
4
T
h
i
n
k
!
How many ways can you describe the provinces? Look at the map on page 8.
Give clues and test your partner.
5
Draw the outline of an autonomous community with more than one province.
Label and colour the different provinces and main cities.
6
Find out more about the province where you live.
a)
Is it inland, coastal or an island?
c)
What’s its population?
b)
Where’s it located?
d)
What are the major towns and cities?
My province is … Its population is…
7
6
QUIZ
Check your learning.
A
C T I V I T I E S
Until the year 2000, car
registration plates identi ed
the province where they
were from. For example,
B was for Barcelona, M for
Madrid, SE for Sevilla and
CA was for Cádiz.
G
E
O
-
F
A
C
T
