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WorksheetsThe physical relief of Spain
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It is a extremely large, highland area in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula
Inner Plateau (Meseta)
Central System
Ebro basin
Iberian System
It has an average altitude of 750 metres
Northern Sub- Plateau
Southern Sub-Plateau
The Duero River crosses it in an east-west direction
Northern Sub- Plateau
Southern Sub- Plateau
High flat areas. The land has been eroded, leaving a layer of limestone where little vegetation grows.
Páramos (moors)
Campiñas (clay agricultural land)
Penillanuras
Fertile land created by the rivers in areas like Tierra de Campos
Páramos
Campiñas (clay agricultural land)
Penillanuras
It has an average altitude of 650 metres
Northern Sub- Plateau
Southern Sub- Plateau
It's a mountain range which separates the Tajo river system in the north from the Guadiana river system in the south
Duero River
Montes de Toledo
Central System
Sierra Morena
There are páramos (moors) and clay agricultural plains
In the east of the Duero basin
In the Tajo basin
The other two options are correct
Here we can find the plain of La Mancha
Duero basin
Tajo basin
Guadiana basin
It is formed by a number of mountian ranges: Gata, Gredos, Guadarrama, Somosierra, Ayllón, etc.
Central System
Montes de Toledo mountain range
Which one has the highest altitude?
Central System
Montes de Toledo
These mountain ranges surround the Inner Plateau
The Pyrennees and The Baetic System
The Galician Massif, the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena
These mountain ranges are away from the Inner Plateau
The Pyrennees and The Baetic System
The Galician Massif, the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena
It is formed of hard materials, like granite.
Galician Massif
Ebro basin
Baetic System
Its relief is smooth because the rocks are eroded
Galician Massif
Pyrenees
Baetic System
These mountains stretch from the Galician Massif to the west of the Pyrenees
Galician Massif
Cantabrian Mountains
Sierra Morena
Iberian System
The rivers flowing through the mountains have created many deep narrow valleys
Galician Massif
Iberian System
Cantabrian Mountains
Sierra Morena
Highest point in the Cantabrian Mountains
Picos de Europa
Montes Universales
Picos de Asturias
Sierra Palomera
Lowest and smoothest
Asturian Massif
Cantabrian Mountains
Easternmost part of the Cantabrian Mountains
Asturian Massif
Santander Mountains
Basque Mountains
How are the river valleys like in the Cantabrian Mountains?
Deep and narrow
Deep and wide
Shallow and narrow
Shallow and wide
It separates the Inner Plateau from the Ebro basin
Cantabrian Mountains
Sierra Morena
Central System
Iberian System
Where are the highest mountain ranges in the Iberian System?
In the north
In the south
It separates the Inner Plateau from the Guadalquivir basin
Iberian System
Central System
Montes de Toledo
Sierra Morena
They are away from the Inner Plateau
The Galician Massif, the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena
The Pyrenees, the Catalan Coastal Range and the Baetic System
It is the isthmus between Spain and France
Pyrenees
Baetic System
They consist of young steep mountains
Galician Massif
Pyrenees
This mountain range runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast
Cantabrian Mountains
Sierra Morena
Catalan Coastal Range
Highest peak in the Pyrenees
Mulhacén
Moncayo
Aneto
Torre Cerredo
It stretches from the Gulf of Cádiz to Cape Nao
Baetic System
Pyrenees
It ends in a delta
Ebro river basin
Guadalquivir river basin
There is a marshland near the river mouth
Ebro river
Guadalquivir river
Straight coastline with many cliffs and only a few beaches
Cantabrian coast
Mediterranean coast
Atlantic coastline
We find coastal lagoons, like the Albufera or the Mar Menor
Cantabrian coast
Mediterranean coastline
Atlantic coastline
Very irregular coast, with many rías (coastal inlets)
The coast of Galicia
The coast of Murcia
The coast of Andalucía
The coast of Teruel
A mountain range in Mallorca
Sierra de la Tramontana
Sierra de Gredos
Sierra de Albarracín
Sierra de Cabrera
This archipelago is the continuation of the Baetic System
Canary Islands
Balearic Islands
The islands are of volcanic origin
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Is the highest mountain in Spain
Aneto
Mulhacén
Teide
Moncayo
The northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a latitude of 43º47'38"N
Cabo de la Nao
Cabo de Peñas
Estaca de Bares
Cabo del Ajo
The southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a latitude of 36º00'38"N
Punta de Tarifa
La Restinga (El Hierro)
Finisterre
Cabo de la Nao
The southernmost point of Spain, with a latitude of 27º38'16"N
Punta de Tarifa
La Restinga (El Hierro, Canary Islands)
Finisterre
Cabo de la Nao
The easternmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a longitude of 3º19'20"E
Finisterre
Cabo de Gata
Cabo de Creus
Cabo San Vicente
The westernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a longitude of 9º18'05"W
Cabo Touriñán, near Finisterre
Cabo de Gata
Cabo de Creus
Cabo San Vicente
