Vocabulary relief

These are chains of mountains

• cordilleras

• plains

• plateaus

• massifs

These are large areas of flat and horizontal terrain, therefore they do not present any elevated relief.

• plateaus

• hills

• plains

• massifs

These are plains located at a lower level than their surrounding area.

• valleys

• depressions

• plateaus

• ravines

These are vertical mountainous slopes, in contact with the sea.

• cliffs

• capes

• gulfs

• straits

These are plains located at a specific altitude.

• massifs

• depressions

• high plains

• plateaus

These are land that juts out into the sea.

• coves

• bays

• capes

• gulfs

These are sea that is partially surrounded by land.

• straits

• gulfs

• deltas

• capes

These are portions of land surrounded by water on all sides except for one

• delta

• Iberian

• peninsula

• island

These are groups of islands.

• peninsulas

• archipelagos

• straits

• deltas

These are formed by the accumulation of sediment (rocks, stones, sand, etc.) which is carried by the rivers and accumulates in the river mouths.

• coves

• rivers

• straits

• deltas