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CAMPING
2º ESO
INDEX:
1. INTRODUCTION: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SPAIN. ...........2
2. RESPECT FOR NATURE ........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3. ACTIVITIES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.......................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4. CAMPING...........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL PLACE TO PUT THE TENT UP.................................4
4.2. HOW TO PUT THE TENT UP..........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.3. GENERAL ADVICE WHEN GOING CAMPING. .................Error! Bookmark not defined.

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1. 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.
For this reason, 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…)
2. 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.

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3. ACTIVITIES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
It’s essential that you know the sport possibilities offered by the environment so you can
enjoy it.
There are lots of activities: some have existed for a long time ago (hiking, camping,
popular games, riding a horse…) and some others have appeared recently (rafting, hang
gliding, paragliding..)
Anyway, the practice of these activities can help you to:
 Know the characteristics of the natural environment.
 Learn how to respect and conserve nature.
 Discover the pleasure of being in contact with nature.
 Improve your physical condition.
 Learn how to behave in a safer way.
 Learn how to work in group with your classmates.
4. 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. Camping may have many different purposes:

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4.1. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL PLACE TO PUT THE TENT UP
The place to put the tent up must
have the following features:
 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.
4.2. HOW TO PUT A TENT UP.
When you’ve chosen an appropriate place to camp, you should follow these instructions:
 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.

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4.3. GENERAL ADVICE WHEN GOING CAMPING.
You can be fined if you don’t respect nature, so you should have in mind:
 Keep clean the place where
you’ve camped.
 Never bury rubbish. Animals
can smell it.
 Don’t throw glass bottles, they
can cause accidents and even a
fire.
 Don’t do any drain system
around the tent.
 Don’t make a fire without respecting law.
 Don’t pollute rivers throwing rubbish or using washing powder.
 ALWAYS respect wildlife and plants.