Understanding Mining Royalties and State Activities
Mining Royalties: Understanding the Basics
The Canon is a percentage of the total revenue and income obtained by the State from the economic exploitation of natural resources carried out by private companies. This revenue is then distributed to regional and local governments located within the jurisdiction where these companies operate.
Sobrecanon
The Sobrecanon consists of an additional fee to the applicable percentage for monthly fees.
Objectives of Mining Royalties
The purpose of the Canon is to provide
Read MoreArgentina’s Population: Growth and Demographic Trends
The last National Census of Population and Housing, conducted in 2001, recorded a total of 36,260,130 people in Argentina. This figure indicates an increase of about 4,700,000 inhabitants with respect to the previous census conducted in 1991, showing a trend of low population growth.
Regional Population Distribution
- Patagonia is the least populated region of Argentina, representing 4.8% of the total population in 2001. However, it has consistently increased its population over all censuses.
- The Pampas
Spain’s Political and Social Evolution: Provinces to Autonomy
Provincial Administration
Provinces are areas formed by the amalgamation of several municipalities. The province is a territorial division and, at the same time, a local entity. The provincial division of the Spanish territory is an institution with a long tradition. Currently, it has three basic functions:
- Serve as the state electoral boundaries.
- Serve as the territorial division of the peripheral administration of the central state, represented by the figure of Government Sub-delegate.
- Being a senior
The Late Middle Ages: Crisis, Plague, and Recovery
The Final Crisis of the Middle Ages
1. What was the final crisis of the Middle Ages?
There were a number of factors during this century that caused a large number of deaths:
- Wars led to economic crises.
- Diseases like the plague and famine caused by major floods that damaged the crops.
The Black Death: Origins and Impact
2. Explain what the Plague was and how it spread.
It is a disease transmitted by fleas from rats. It began in 1348 and ended in 1352, killing nearly 20 million people. It brought a notable
Read MoreAgriculture and Livestock in Spain: Regional Variations and EU Policy
Livestock Farming in Spain
Livestock plays a significant role in specific regions of Spain:
- In the dry lands of Castile and the Ebro basin, sheep farming predominates. Cattle raised in feedlots for milk production are common in areas near urban centers and modern irrigation systems, as are pigs.
- In Extremadura, the characteristic landscape is the dehesa, a type of agroforestry system, which extends into Salamanca and Zamora. This is a defining pasture.
Forestry in Spain
Logging is characteristic of some
Read MoreSpanish Population: Growth, Structure, and Economic Sectors
Real Growth of the Spanish Population
The real growth of the Spanish population is obtained by summing the natural population growth and the migratory balance. Three stages can be distinguished:
- From the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, growth was low, reflecting scarce natural growth and emigration overseas.
- The period between 1900 and 1975 was characterized by high population growth because of the high natural growth characteristics of the demographic transition.
- Since 1975, the growth