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The physical relief of Spain

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a extremely large, highland area in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula

a)

Inner Plateau (Meseta)

b)

Central System

c)

Ebro basin

d)

Iberian System

2.

It has an average altitude of 750 metres

a)

Northern Sub- Plateau

b)

Southern Sub-Plateau

3.

The Duero River crosses it in an east-west direction

a)

Northern Sub- Plateau

b)

Southern Sub- Plateau

4.

High flat areas. The land has been eroded, leaving a layer of limestone where little vegetation grows.

a)

Páramos (moors)

b)

Campiñas (clay agricultural land)

c)

Penillanuras

5.

Fertile land created by the rivers in areas like Tierra de Campos

a)

Páramos

b)

Campiñas (clay agricultural land)

c)

Penillanuras

6.

It has an average altitude of 650 metres

a)

Northern Sub- Plateau

b)

Southern Sub- Plateau

7.

It's a mountain range which separates the Tajo river system in the north from the Guadiana river system in the south

a)

Duero River

b)

Montes de Toledo

c)

Central System

d)

Sierra Morena

8.

There are páramos (moors) and clay agricultural plains

a)

In the east of the Duero basin

b)

In the Tajo basin

c)

The other two options are correct

9.

Here we can find the plain of La Mancha

a)

Duero basin

b)

Tajo basin

c)

Guadiana basin

10.

It is formed by a number of mountian ranges: Gata, Gredos, Guadarrama, Somosierra, Ayllón, etc.

a)

Central System

b)

Montes de Toledo mountain range

11.

Which one has the highest altitude?

a)

Central System

b)

Montes de Toledo

12.

These mountain ranges surround the Inner Plateau

a)

The Pyrennees and The Baetic System

b)

The Galician Massif, the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena

13.

These mountain ranges are away from the Inner Plateau

a)

The Pyrennees and The Baetic System

b)

The Galician Massif, the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena

14.

It is formed of hard materials, like granite.

a)

Galician Massif

b)

Ebro basin

c)

Baetic System

15.

Its relief is smooth because the rocks are eroded

a)

Galician Massif

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Baetic System

16.

These mountains stretch from the Galician Massif to the west of the Pyrenees

a)

Galician Massif

b)

Cantabrian Mountains

c)

Sierra Morena

d)

Iberian System

17.

The rivers flowing through the mountains have created many deep narrow valleys

a)

Galician Massif

b)

Iberian System

c)

Cantabrian Mountains

d)

Sierra Morena

18.

Highest point in the Cantabrian Mountains

a)

Picos de Europa

b)

Montes Universales

c)

Picos de Asturias

d)

Sierra Palomera

19.

Lowest and smoothest

a)

Asturian Massif

b)

Cantabrian Mountains

20.

Easternmost part of the Cantabrian Mountains

a)

Asturian Massif

b)

Santander Mountains

c)

Basque Mountains

21.

How are the river valleys like in the Cantabrian Mountains?

a)

Deep and narrow

b)

Deep and wide

c)

Shallow and narrow

d)

Shallow and wide

22.

It separates the Inner Plateau from the Ebro basin

a)

Cantabrian Mountains

b)

Sierra Morena

c)

Central System

d)

Iberian System

23.

Where are the highest mountain ranges in the Iberian System?

a)

In the north

b)

In the south

24.

It separates the Inner Plateau from the Guadalquivir basin

a)

Iberian System

b)

Central System

c)

Montes de Toledo

d)

Sierra Morena

25.

They are away from the Inner Plateau

a)

The Galician Massif, the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena

b)

The Pyrenees, the Catalan Coastal Range and the Baetic System

26.

It is the isthmus between Spain and France

a)

Pyrenees

b)

Baetic System

27.

They consist of young steep mountains

a)

Galician Massif

b)

Pyrenees

28.

This mountain range runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast

a)

Cantabrian Mountains

b)

Sierra Morena

c)

Catalan Coastal Range

29.

Highest peak in the Pyrenees

a)

Mulhacén

b)

Moncayo

c)

Aneto

d)

Torre Cerredo

30.

It stretches from the Gulf of Cádiz to Cape Nao

a)

Baetic System

b)

Pyrenees

31.

It ends in a delta

a)

Ebro river basin

b)

Guadalquivir river basin

32.

There is a marshland near the river mouth

a)

Ebro river

b)

Guadalquivir river

33.

Straight coastline with many cliffs and only a few beaches

a)

Cantabrian coast

b)

Mediterranean coast

c)

Atlantic coastline

34.

We find coastal lagoons, like the Albufera or the Mar Menor

a)

Cantabrian coast

b)

Mediterranean coastline

c)

Atlantic coastline

35.

Very irregular coast, with many rías (coastal inlets)

a)

The coast of Galicia

b)

The coast of Murcia

c)

The coast of Andalucía

d)

The coast of Teruel

36.

A mountain range in Mallorca

a)

Sierra de la Tramontana

b)

Sierra de Gredos

c)

Sierra de Albarracín

d)

Sierra de Cabrera

37.

This archipelago is the continuation of the Baetic System

a)

Canary Islands

b)

Balearic Islands

38.

The islands are of volcanic origin

a)

Balearic Islands

b)

Canary Islands

39.

Is the highest mountain in Spain

a)

Aneto

b)

Mulhacén

c)

Teide

d)

Moncayo

40.

The northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a latitude of 43º47'38"N

a)

Cabo de la Nao

b)

Cabo de Peñas

c)

Estaca de Bares

d)

Cabo del Ajo

41.

The southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a latitude of 36º00'38"N

a)

Punta de Tarifa

b)

La Restinga (El Hierro)

c)

Finisterre

d)

Cabo de la Nao

42.

The southernmost point of Spain, with a latitude of 27º38'16"N

a)

Punta de Tarifa

b)

La Restinga (El Hierro, Canary Islands)

c)

Finisterre

d)

Cabo de la Nao

43.

The easternmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a longitude of 3º19'20"E

a)

Finisterre

b)

Cabo de Gata

c)

Cabo de Creus

d)

Cabo San Vicente

44.

The westernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, with a longitude of 9º18'05"W

a)

Cabo Touriñán, near Finisterre

b)

Cabo de Gata

c)

Cabo de Creus

d)

Cabo San Vicente