There is an explicit assumption in the question that Spain's regions had little autonomy prior to the 1970s and while the general thrust of that is true, it is not wholly true. In the 1930s, under the Second Spanish Republic, Catalonia, Valencia, and the Basque Region were quite autonomous. It was during Franco's reign (1939-1975) that the regions lacked power.
Franco limited autonomy in the area for two reasons. First, he came from a strong nationalist perspective and did not wish to parcel out the country into distinctive areas. He desired a unified Spain. Second, Franco controlled Spain through the power of the Spanish Military and the Guardia Civil. Both of those institutions were national, so Franco reasonable favored the national government since it was the one supporting him.
There is an explicit assumption in the question that Spain's regions had little autonomy prior to the 1970s and while the general thrust of that is true, it is not wholly true. In the 1930s, under the Second Spanish Republic, Catalonia, Valencia, and the Basque Region were quite autonomous. It was during Franco's reign (1939-1975) that the regions lacked power. Franco limited autonomy in the area for two reasons. First, he came from a strong nationalist perspective and did not wish to parcel out the country into distinctive areas. He desired a unified Spain. Second, Franco controlled Spain through the power of the Spanish Military and the Guardia Civil. Both of those institutions were national, so Franco reasonable favored the national government since it was the one supporting him.
"But dad, all I want is a little autonomy here" Alex said, "just a little independence, a little freedom, can't you understand that? Sheesh!, I feel like I'm living in North Korea".
Arctic and antarctic regions
That is generally correct.
warm sunny and humid also a little rainy
Salutary neglect was a policy by the British government towards its American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves with little interference. An example sentence could be: "The policy of salutary neglect led to increased autonomy and prosperity in the American colonies before tensions arose leading to the Revolutionary War."
A desert is a dry region that receives very little rain, typically less than 250 millimeters of rainfall per year. Other examples of dry regions include steppe and semi-arid regions.
No. They originated independently in completely different regions, and share very little in common
Geographers actually have plenty of information on the geographic regions of Africa.
You can find them in every ocean across the world, except polar regions
USE TO NAME LITTLE BOYS IN SOME MEXICAN REGIONS Slang for hello in finish
Prior to that time, most managers viewed workers as a device that could be bought and sold like any other possession. Long hours, low wages, and miserable working conditions were the realities of the average worker's life.