CAMPINGPhysical Education

INTRODUCTION: CHARACTERISTICS OF

THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SPAIN.

Spain is a country with a wide variety of natural

regions that have more than 8000 different vegetal

species. This is because we have a heterogeneous

relief with big plateaus and big mountain chains.

We have as well different types of climate, mainly, Oceanic, Continental and Mediterranean climate. In general, where there is a warm and wet climate, there are deciduous trees (chestnuts, beeches, birches…)

If the changes in temperature are important from winter to summer, we find ever-green trees (pines, holm oaks, cork oaks…)

In drier zones with high temperatures, vegetation adapts to the lack of water ( bushes, rockroses…)

RESPECT FOR NATURE

We must protect nature

(forests, animals, rivers..).

Nowadays different laws

exist.

But to protect nature is not

only a government

business, every one of us

must avoid any damage to

the environment.

ACTIVITIES IN THE NATURAL

ENVIRONMENT

There are lots of activities: somehave existed for a long time ago(hiking, camping, populargames, riding a horse…) andsome others have appearedrecently (rafting, hang gliding,paragliding..)

Know the characteristicsof the naturalenvironment.

Learn how to respect andconserve nature.

Discover the pleasure ofbeing in contact withnature.

Improve your physicalcondition.

Learn how to behave in asafer way.

Learn how to work ingroup with yourclassmates.

CAMPING Camping is an activity carried out next to trees in the

open air. The activity involves spending one or more

nights in a tent to enjoy nature.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL PLACE TO PUT THE

TENT UP

It must be a place with

lots of trees.

There must be drinking

water.

It must be dry and a bit

high.

It mustn’t be crowded.

There must be a village

nearby in case we need

to buy something.

YOU MUSTN’T CAMP IN:

Meadows, fields...

Paths.

Watercourses.

Places where there are bird nests.

Places where we can disturb people’s lives.

Private farms

Places where camping is forbidden.

HOW TO PUT A TENT UP.

Clean the place: remove stones, thistles…or any object that can break the tent.

Spread the tent out, hammering the 4 corners into the ground.

Hammer the rest of the stakes.

The door must be against the wind. In this way, the tent doesn’t blow up.

Enter the tent and put the poles.

Join the horizontal pole with the upright ones.

When the tent is without creases, put the rainfly creating an air layer to insulate us from the outer temperature. This space can be used to keep some material.

GENERAL ADVICE WHEN GOING CAMPING:

Keep clean the place whereyou’ve camped.

Never bury rubbish. Animalscan smell it.

Don’t throw glass bottles,they can cause accidentsand even a fire.

Don’t do any drain systemaround the tent.

Don’t make a fire withoutrespecting law.

Don’t pollute rivers throwingrubbish or using washingpowder.

ALWAYS respect wildlifeand plants.

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