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.