1. Chapter 16
Sec. 1.2

2. Economy
Manufactures: Textiles, clothing, footwear, ships, and automobiles
Producer of olive oil and wine
Member of EU
Tourism is important (Costa Del Sol, Pyrenees)
traffic and pollution from overcrowding

3. Issues One of Western Europe highest unemployment rate
Immigration (Africans: Straight of Gibraltar is 8 miles away)

4. Political Challenges
Basques work to make their region a separate country
ancient origins and their language is not like any European lang.
Turned to violence to win independence

5. Basque People
highest proportion of the Rh negative blood type of all the peoples of the world
Basques are a remnant of the early inhabitants of Western Europe

6. Basque Sports estropadak rowing regattas: from fishermen activities.
sokatira: tug-of-war.
harri jasoketa: stone-lifting, from quarry works.
aizkolaritza and trontzalaritza: wood-chopping and log sawing.
segalaritza: cutting grass with a scythe.
txinga erute: carrying of weights, one in each hand, representing milk canisters.
aharai topaketa: ram fights.
Zipota, a French Basque martial art, similar to savate.
porizaijlaza: stick whittling.
harri zulaketa competitions: drilling stone blocks with a metal bar, only in the former mining areas of West Biscay.

7. Portugal Mirrors the history and culture of Spain
like Spanish, the Portuguese language developed form Latin (Romans)
Portuguese Empire: parts of Africa, Asia, and S. America

8. Economy After losing empire they declined economically
today government is democratic
prosperity brought immigrants from N. Africa
Lisbon is largest city and capital
world’s leader in cork (installation or wine)
Bark is stripped from cork oaks

9. Cork Oaks

11. Pyrenees Mountains