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:some have existed for a longtime ago (hiking, camping,popular games, riding ahorse…) and some others haveappeared recently (rafting,hang gliding, paragliding..)

Know thecharacteristics of thenatural environment.

Learn how to respectand conserve nature.

Discover the pleasureof being in contact withnature.

Improve your physicalcondition.

Learn how to behave ina safer 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 placewhere you’ve camped.

Never bury rubbish.Animals can 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 riversthrowing rubbish orusing washing powder.

ALWAYS respect wildlifeand plants.

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