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This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

1. Introduction. Demography and statistis
2. The Spanish population: evolution and general characteristics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Evolution of the population
2.3 Natural dynamics of the population
2.4 Migration of the population
2.5 Structure of the population
3. Distribution of the population
3.1 Spatial distribution of the population
3.2 Rural population and urban population
3.3 The rural home
4. The evolution of the city and the characteristics of urban living
4.1 History of the Spanish city
4.2. Recent urban developments
4.3. The cites of the region: hierarchy and functions
4.4. Geographic characteristics of the city of Salamanca
5. Economic activities and transformations of the medium: Practical application to different autonomous communities.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIELZA DE ORY, V. (coord.) (1989): Territorio y sociedad en España. Madrid, Taurus.
BOSQUE, J. Y VILÁ VALENTÍ, J. (dirs.) (1990-91): Geografía de España. Barcelona, Planeta.
FUSI, J.L. (dir.) (1990): España, autonomías. Barcelona, Espasa.
GARCÍA ALVARADO, et al. (eds.) (1999). La España de las Autonomías. Madrid, Síntesis.
GIL OLCINA, A. y G�"MEZ MENDOZA, J. (coord.) (2001). Geografía de España. Barcelona, Ariel.
Gran Atlas de España (2004). Barcelona, Planeta.