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Location: Southwest Europe Official name: Kingdom of Spain Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1492 / 1713 Capital city: Madrid Population: 46.5 million / 241 people per sq mile (93 people per sq km) Total land area: 194,896 square miles (504,782 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish (official language), Catalan (official language), …
The conquering of the native Americans by the Spanish.
Geographers recognize spatial distributions and patterns in Earth’s physical and human characteristics. The term spatial comes from the noun “space,” and it relates to the distribution of various phenomena on Earth’s surface. Geographers portray spatial data cartographically-that is, with maps.
In China, the urban areas designated after the 1970s to attract investment and boost production through tax breaks and other incentives.
A method of dividing foreign control in china, after the country was forced to sign a series of treaties granting special privileges to the Europeans. China was partitioned for control by Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, among others.
The belief that souls and spirits communicate with the living, usually through intermediaries called mediums.
Acidic soils that have a grayish, bleached appearance when plowed, lack well-decomposed organic matter, and are low in natural fertility. Also known as podzols.