| A | B |
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| plateau | flat landfrom that is higher than the surrounding land |
| Iberian Peninsula | landmass divided from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees |
| textiles | fabrics and clothing |
| Meseta | huge central plateau of the Iberian Peninsula |
| dialect | local form of a language |
| history | The people of Spain and Portugal share a similar culture and... |
| Mediterranean | What climate does most of Spain and Portugal have? |
| subsistence farming | Portugal has one of Europe's lowest standards of living because its economy is based on... |
| Pyrenees | mountain range that borders the Iberian Peninsula to the north. |
| Sierra Nevada | mountain range that runs parallel along the east coast to the |
| large overseas empires | In the 1400's Spain and Portugal began to set up |
| Barcelona | Spain's leading seaport and industrial center |
| Madrid | The capital city of Spain |
| Sierra Nevada | mountain chain that runs through southern Spain |
| Basques | ethnic group that lives in the Pyrenees in northern Spain, and wants to "seperate" from Spain |
| Catalonia | Mediterranean coastal region of Spain |
| Tagus River | Spain's longest river |
| Lisbon | Capital city of Portugal |
| Andorra | Small Iberian country in the Pyrenees between Spain and France |
| subsistence farming | main economic activity of Portugal |
| Porto | Portugal's second city, and a major seaport |
| Tourism | leading industry in Spain |
| olives | Spain's chief crop |
| olive oil | Spain is the world's leading producer of |
| Castile | This region has dominated Spainish culture for centuries |
| Castilian | majority of Spaniards speak this dialect |
| Vaz de Camoes | This Portueguese poet wrote the great Os Lusidas (“The Portuguese”), an epic poem about Portugal’s history and heroes |
| Cervantes | Spanish writer who wrote "Don Quixote de La Mancha" |
| Man of La mancha | Broadway hit musical was inspired by Miguel Cervantes' classic novel |
| Picasso | one of the most famous painters of the 1900s, this Spanish artist was a major influence on modern art |
| Sagrada Familia | famous church in Barcelona has been under construction for over 100 years |
| Guadalquivir River Valley | Meseta's largest river basin |
| Generalissimo Francisco Franco | Spanish dictator who ruled Spain from the late 1930s until his death in 1975 |
