MOUNTAINS

HILL MOUNTAIN

SMALL MOUNTAIN RANGE

MOUNTAIN RANGE

PLAIN VALLEY

HILL

SMALL ELEVATION IN THE GROUND

MOUNTAIN

BIG ELEVATION IN THE GROUND

SMALL MOUNTAIN RANGE

A SMALL GROUP OF

MOUNTAINS

BIG MOUNTAIN RANGE

GROUP OF SMALL MOUNTAIN RANGES

PLAIN

AREA OF FLAT GROUND

IF THE PLAIN IS HIGH IT’S CALLED

IF THE PLAIN IS DEEP IT’S CALLED

PLATEAU

DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION

PLATEAU

DEPRESSION

PLATEAU

VALLEY PLAIN AMONG

MOUNTAINS

THE RELIEF

IN SPAIN

The relief in Spain is composed of:

•The Plateau•The

mountains•The depressions

•The coasts•The islands

THE PLATEAU

The Central Plateau is a big plain in the Iberian Peninsula.

It’s subdivided by the Central System into two parts: •The North Subplateau. •The South Subplateau.

THE MOUNTAIN

S

THE MOUNTAINS THAT GO AROUND THE PLATEAU ARE: The Lion Mountains, in the northeast, the Cantabrian Range, in the north, the Iberian System, in the east and Sierra Morena, in the South.

THE MOUNTAIN

S

THE MOUNTAINS THAT ARE FAR FROM THE PLATEAU ARE:

The Galizian Massif, in the northeast of Spain, The Pyrenees, that separate Spain from France, The Basque Mountains, in the north, The Catalonian Range, in the east of the country and The Andalusian Ranges, in the South.

THE DEPRESSIO

NS

THE MOST IMPORTANT DEPRESSIONS IN THE PENINSULA ARE THE FOLLOWING ONE:

•THE EBRO DEPRESSION , located among the Pyrenees, the Iberian System, the Catalonian Coast and the Mediterranean Sea.

•THE GUADALQUIVIR DEPRESSION , located among Sierra Morena, the Andalusian Ranges and the Atlantic Ocean.

THE RELIEF ON THE ISLANDS

THE ISLANDS

IN SPAIN THERE ARE TWO BIG ARCHIPIELAGOS:

•THE BALEARS •THE CANARIAN ISLANDS

THE BALEARS

In the Balears we can find high coasts and low mountains.

THE CANARIAN ISLANDS

The Canarian Islands have got a volcanic origin and their relief is different in each

island. In Tenerife we can find the

highest mountain in Spain, The Teide. It’s 3718 metres high.