Madrid,+Spain

Welcome to  MADRID SPAIN!

Madrid has been the captial of Spain since 1562 and it is located in the middle of Meseta and can be found 646 meters ( 2119 feet) above sea level!!

Madrid, Spain gets about 250 days of sunlight, which is 2,700 hours of the sun!!!
 * **How much direct sunlight does the city get, based on it's location on Earth? **

Madrid is about 2792.322 miles away from the equator!!
 * **How far is the city from the equator? **

Madrid is not near an ocean.. It is only near two major rivers. There is the Rio Manzanares and the Rio Jarama !! There are no oceans near Madrid because Madrid is in the middle of the country. ( rio means river!!)
 * Is the city near an ocean?

There are some mountain regions all over in Spain. The Pyrenee Mountains are near Madrid. The Pyrenees seperate Spain from France. They are the country's principal mountain range. There are also the Cantabrain Mountains in Spain. They divide up into two parts affecting the climate; one half of Spain being the rainy Spain, and the other side being dry Spain. There are no deserts or rain forests near madrid. Madrid is part of the dry Spain.
 * **Describe the landforms around the city? Is it a mountainous region? Is it near a desert? Is it near a rain forest? **

In Madrid, because of its location and because it has a high altitude the climate in it is warm and dry in the summers and very cold in the winters. Also, because it is close to mountains it causes it to be dry and hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but some wide variaties of temperatures may apply. Madrid's winter starts sometime in December and ends sometime in March. Madrid's spring starts in the middle of March and and ends sometime in May. Summer in Madrid starts in May and ends in August. Fall in Madrid starts in September and ends in November.
 * **Is it windy, dry, rainy, humid? Why? **
 * **When does winter/summer/fall/spring begin and end?**

...When I researched this i found no specific dates. I only found the months.

Winter ; December - Middle of March is in the range of 9 - 11 ° C. Spring ; March - May is in the range of 15 - 22 ° C. Spring has very little rain, maybe a shower or two. Summer ; June - August is in the range of 27- 32°C. They do not have much rain in the summer. Fall ; September - November is in the range of 13 - 25 ° C. They have anywhere between 6 - 10 inches of rain in fall. Each season is about 3 months long, They are 3 months long because of the tilt and revolution of the earth. When the sun is in the southern hemisphere it is cold in Madrid, but when it is in the northern hemisphere it is warmer in Madrid. The tilt and revolution is the cause of the seasons and when they start and end.
 * **What does winter/summer/fall/spring look like & feel like in that city?**
 * **How long are the seasons? __Be sure to relate this to Earth's position in relation to the sun!!! __**

Madrid and Konya are both HOT in the summer, and cold in the winter. Greymouth is warm in the summer ( 75 °F ). They exist because Madrid and Konya are both in the northern hemisphere, and Greymouth is in the southern hemisphere. There is really no extreme difference in Madrid and Konya, but since Greymouth is in the opposite hemisphere there is a difference.
 * What are the differences between the climates of the two cities?
 * Why do these differences exist?

Fun Facts:

*When you are in Madrid, you can site see, you can see a bull fight, you can just roam the town, and you can also try chocolate churros!( yumm!!) * The most popular occupation in Spain from what i researched was teaching english, other wise known as being a teacher.(: *Typical foods people eat in madrid ; tortilla de patatas ( potato omelette), sopa de ajo ( garlic soup) , and caracoles ( snails) !! ( there are so much more foods, but i can't name them all! Some desserts are torrijas ( a kind of french toast), bartolillos con crema ( a kind of pie with custard), and rosquillas de anis ( anise- flavored doughnuts!! * Spains native animals are mostly small :  dear, tortoises,bats, snakes(including a venomous viper), small bears, and wolves .  The native birds are vultures, eagles, kites, bustards, storks, flamingoes.  <--- this is what i read, i will continue to research and find out what other animals are native to spain!(:


 * ~  ||~   ||~   ||||~ Length of day ||||||~ Solar noon ||
 * ~ Date ||~ Sunrise ||~ Sunset ||~ This day ||~ Difference ||~ Time ||~ Altitude ||~ Distance ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   ||^   ||^   ||^   ||^   ||~ (106 km) ||
 * Jan 11, 2011 || 8:37 AM || 6:08 PM || 9h 30m 38s || + 1m 15s || 1:23 PM || 27.8° || 147.120 ||
 * Jan 12, 2011 || 8:37 AM || 6:09 PM || 9h 31m 57s || + 1m 18s || 1:23 PM || 27.9° || 147.125 ||
 * Jan 13, 2011 || 8:37 AM || 6:10 PM || 9h 33m 19s || + 1m 22s || 1:23 PM || 28.1° || 147.131 ||
 * Jan 14, 2011 || 8:37 AM || 6:11 PM || 9h 34m 44s || + 1m 25s || 1:24 PM || 28.3° || 147.138 ||
 * Jan 15, 2011 || 8:36 AM || 6:12 PM || 9h 36m 12s || + 1m 28s || 1:24 PM || 28.5° || 147.146 ||
 * Jan 16, 2011 || 8:36 AM || 6:13 PM || 9h 37m 43s || + 1m 31s || 1:24 PM || 28.7° || 147.154 ||
 * Jan 17, 2011 || 8:35 AM || 6:15 PM || 9h 39m 17s || + 1m 34s || 1:25 PM || 28.8° || 147.163 ||





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