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GEOGRAPHICAL RELIEF
The geographical relief in Spain
IN THE CENTRE OF PENINSULA:
·Meseta
·Sistema Central
·Montes de Toledo
BORDERING THE MESETA
·Sistema Ibérico
·Cordillera Cantábrica
·Montes de León
·Sierra Morena
OUTSIDE THE MESETA
Montainous areas: Pyrenees, Mazico Galaioco, Costero
Catalanas, Montes Vascos, SistemasBéticos
Large Lowland areas : valleys of the Ebro and Guadalquivir.
• COASTS IN THE NORTH : rocky, with lots
of high cliffs.
• COASTS IN THE SOUTH: with lots of low
and sandy beaches.
RIVERS IN SPAIN• ATLANTIC OCEAN: Miño, Duero, Tajo,
Guadiana and Guadalquivir.
• MEDITERRANEAN SEA: Ter, Ebro,
Llobregat, Turia, Júcar and Segura.
• CANTABRIAN SEA: Nalón, Nervión and
Bidasoa.
NATURAL LANDSCAPE• NATURAL LANDSCAPE: are areas that have
not been transformed by human activity.
• Many of these areas have been made into nature
reserves to protect them from human activity.
• Some of the most important nature reserves in
Spain are national parks.
HUMANIZED LANDSCAPE
• HUMANIZED LANDSCAPE: are areas that
have been transformed by human activity.
• Rural landscape are typical of the countryside. In
these areas, we usually find farmers´ fields. There
are often villages and small towns with short,
narrow streets and low buildings.
• Urban landscape are typical of cities. We usually
find large motorways, wide streets, tall buildings
and a variety of industries.
SPAIN S DIVERSE LANDSCAPE.• Deciduous forest: oceanic climate. We find this
type of forest in northern Spain, along the
Cantabrian cornice.
• Mediterranean forest and scrubland :
mediterranean climate. We can find it in most
areas of the Iberian peninsula and in the Balearic
Islands.