Demographics, migration, municipalities and taxes

Area : Knowledge of the environment. Type : Individual. Level : Third Cycle of Primary Education.

• How many inhabitants are there in Spain?

• Which territories are more populated? Because?

• There are more inhabitants in cities than in the countryside. Why do you think this happens?

• Find where your town's Town Hall is located.

• Taxes are used to provide services. What services do you think?

• What services does your City Council offer?

  • Security.

  • About health.

  • About education.

  • Of social assistance.

  • Citizen service.

  • Lighting, cleaning, street furniture.

  • By public transport.

  • Traffic and vehicle circulation management.

  • Is there water in your house? How does it arrive? What is the difference between water service and electricity (or gas) service? If you don't know, ask your parents or your teacher.

  • Say what wastewater is. How are they treated? Investigate where that wastewater goes.

• Who pays for all this? Where do you get the money to pay for it?

• Spain is an advanced democracy. There is no city or town that does not have most of these services. But can you imagine what life would be like without these services? Think about it and write an essay about what a city or town would be like without electricity, or without running water, or without sewage, or with unpaved streets. You can ask an adult about it.

• What services are missing in your town or city council?

• Which autonomous community does your town belong to?

• What is the capital of that autonomous community?

• What is the capital of the State?

• What is the difference between the European Union and the Central State? And between the Central State and the Autonomous Community? And between the Autonomous Community and the City Council?