las islas canarias...las islas canarias the canary islands are situated in the atlantic ocean, on...
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Las Islas Canarias
The Canary Islands are situated in the Atlantic Ocean, on the West Coast of the African Sahara Desert. They are
located less than 100 Km away from Africa and more than 1000 Km away from Spain.
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Las Islas Canarias
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Las Islas Canarias
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Las Islas Canarias
La Gomera is the youngest Gran Canaria is the most populated
La Palma is the greenest
El Hierro is the smallest Tenerife is the highest
Lanzarote is the flattest
Fuerteventura is the longest
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Las Islas Canarias
Tenerife
Lanzarote
La Palma
Fuerteventura
Gran Canaria
La Gomera
El Hierro
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Las Islas Canarias
The origins of the history of the Canary Islands are intertwined with myths and legends and several different
theories exist.
Research into the islands’ earliest population points to a link with North Africa and a Berber cultural heritage. It would
seem that the islands were colonised around 500 B.C. Natives from the Islands were called ‘Guanches’.
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Las Islas Canarias
The name Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) can possibly derive from the Latin term ‘Insularia Canaria’, meaning Islands of the Dogs. It is believed that the Islands were populated with wild dogs, and a special breed is still the symbol of Gran Canaria:
‘presa Canario’, originally bred for working livestock.
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Las Islas Canarias
When Europeans began to explore the islands, they found indigenous populations living at a relatively Neolithic level of
technology, and despite the close distances between the islands, sea navigation didn’t exist.
The islands were known to the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans and are mentioned in many classical sources. They
have been visited for the most important voyages of exploration and science, and they were known as the
‘Fortunate Isles’.
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However, the Spanish conquest of the islands started in 1402, and although the people from the islands resisted for almost a century, the conquest was not completed till 1495, around
the same time as when America was discovered.
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Autobús Bus Guagua
Spanish word Meaning Canary word
Patata Potato Papa
Casa House Choso
Idiota Idiot Machango
Fiesta Party Tenderete
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How many main islands are there?
A. Nueve.
B. Siete.
C. Cinco.
Question 1:
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Which island is the highest?
A. Tenerife.
B. Gran Canaria.
C. Lanzarote.
Question 2:
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How many islands have volcanoes?
A. None of them.
B. Five of them.
C. All of them.
Question 3:
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What name did the natives receive?
A. Spanish.
B. African.
C.Guanches.
Question 4:
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Why were they called Canary Islands?
A. After the birds ‘canaries’.
B. After wild dogs.
C. After the African natives Berbers.
Question 5:
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What other name are the islands known by?
A. Dog Islands.
B. Seven Stars.
C. Fortunate Islands.
Question 6:
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What year was the conquest completed by the Spanish?
A. 1945.
B. 1495.
C. 1402.
Question 7:
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What word is used in the islands to say ‘bus’?
A. Bús.
B. Wagon.
C. Guagua.
Question 8:
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What word is used in the islands to say ‘fiesta’?
A. Guanches.
B. Machango.
C. Tenderete.
Question 9:
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What word is used in the islands to say ‘house’?
A. Casa.
B. Choso.
C. Chalet.
Question 10:
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Las respuestas
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How many main islands are there?
A. Nueve.
B. Siete.
C. Cinco.
Question 1:
B. Siete.
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Which island is the highest?
A. Tenerife.
B. Gran Canaria.
C. Lanzarote.
Question 2:
A. Tenerife.
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How many islands have volcanoes?
A. None of them.
B. Five of them.
C. All of them.
Question 3:
C. All of them.
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What name did the natives receive?
A. Spanish.
B. African.
C.Guanches.
Question 4:
C. Guanches.
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Why were they called Canary Islands?
A. After the birds ‘canaries’.
B. After wild dogs.
C. After the African natives Berbers.
Question 5:
B. After wild dogs.
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What other name are the islands known by?
A. Dog Islands.
B. Seven Stars.
C. Fortunate Isles.
Question 6:
C. Fortunate Isles.
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What year was the conquest completed by the Spanish?
A. 1945.
B. 1495.
C. 1402.
Question 7:
B. 1495.
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What word is used in the islands to say ‘bus’?
A. Bús.
B. Wagon.
C. Guagua.
Question 8:
C. Guagua.
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What word is used in the islands to say ‘fiesta’?
A. Guanches.
B. Machango.
C. Tenderete.
Question 9:
C. Tenderete.
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What word is used in the islands to say ‘house’?
A. Casa.
B. Choso.
C. Chalet.
Question 10:
B. Choso.