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The relief of Spain is varied. There are mountains ranges, plains, natural
depressions, a plateau, valleys and coasts.
MOUNTAIN RANGE: It is formed by many mountains together.
MOUNTAIN CHAIN: It is formed by a number of mountain ranges together.
PLAIN: It is a large area of flat land.
NATURAL DEPRESSION: It is a low plain between high mountains.
A PLATEAU: It is an area of flat land high above sea level.
VALLEYS: They are low, flat areas between mountains.
COASTS: They are areas near the sea.

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Relief in Spain
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COASTAL LANDFORMS
CAPE: It is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea.
BAY: It is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land. When it is very big,
it is called a GULF. When it is small, it is called a COVE.
PENINSULA: It is a narrow piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
NATURAL DEPRESSION: It is a low plain between high mountains.
ISLAND: It is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
ARCHIPIELAGO: It is a collection of islands.

THE HIGHEST PEAKS IN


SPAIN ARE:

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3.
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TEIDE: 3718m (Tenerife)


MULHACN: 3479m (Andaluca)
ANETO: 3404m (Aragn)
VELETA: 3398m (Andaluca)
POSETS: 3371m(Aragn)

Read the text describing a journey to the


mountains. Find the parts that correspond to
the pictures and fill in the captions.

For more than an hour we were driving through a


huge, endless plain of low, flat grass and nothing
but a few trees to rest the eye. Every now and then
we saw small farms and cattle grazing. After a
while the terrain changed to a cold, wet marshland
and then the road started going upwards, at first
slowly and then steeply up the mountain.
Here the vegetation was thick and lush, with tall
trees on each side of the road. As we moved to
higher altitudes the terrain and the temperature
started changing again, until we reached the
mountain tops. Here, at an altitude of 2,300 m, the
ground was rocky and barren, with no trees at all
and only a few short bushes; the air was icy and
crisp.
Wrapped up in our thick coats we marveled at the
magnificent view below.

A) Match the words in bold with their definitions.


1. A flat area where the ground is soft and wet. _________________ (or just
________________ )
2. A large area of flat and dry land. _________________
3. A particular type of land. _________________
4. A place where plants cant grow. _________________
5. A short plant with thin branches. _________________
6. All the plants of a certain area. _________________
7. Cold and dry. _________________
8. Completely covered. _________________
9. Cows and bulls. _________________
10.
Eating grass. _________________
11. How hot or cold something is. _________________
12.
Rising or falling suddenly at a high angle. _________________
13.
The height of a place above sea-level. _________________
14.
To look at something with great admiration. _________________

B) Read and guess the meaning of the words in bold.


The animals that live at the arctic regions have a
layer of fat under their skin, to protect them from
the harsh weather. _________________
People manage to live almost everywhere: from
freezing mountains _________________to
scorching deserts. _________________
There will probably be heavy rain and flooding in
some regions of the Northeast tomorrow.
_________________

D) Check out these idioms! What do they mean?


When I touched her hand she was as cold as
stone.
Many people at the party wont know each
other. Its a good idea to organize a funny
game, to break the ice.
Judy lied to her parents that she has English
lessons every Friday and she goes out with her
friends. I think shes skating on thin ice!

The Inner Plateau is a very extensive plain in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
There are two mountain ranges on the Inner Plateau: the Central Mountain Chain
and the Mountains of Toledo. The Central Mountain Chain divides the Inner Plateau
in two: the Northern Sub-plateau and the Southern Sub-plateau.
Four mountain ranges surround the Inner Plateau: the Mountains of Leon, the
Cantabrian Chain, the Iberian Mountain Chain and the Morena Range or Sierra
Morena.
Beyond the Inner Plateau there are five mountain ranges: the Galician Massif, the
Basque Mountains, the Pyrenees, the Catalan Coastal Chain and the Baetic
Mountain Chain. There are two principal river basins beyond the Inner Plateau: the
Guadalquivir basin and the Ebro basin or depressions.

ONLINE GAME:
The Inland relief of
Spain
ONLINE GAME:
Inland and coastal
relief in Spain

Look at the drawing. Match the two columns.

The Spanish coasts lie


along the Cantabrian
Sea, the
Mediterranean Sea,
and the Atlantic
Ocean.
Spain has two large
archipelagos. The
Balearic Islands are in
the Mediterranean
Sea. The Canary
Islands are in the
Atlantic Ocean.

Look at the drawing. Complete the sentences.

Look at the map and label the mountains and depressions.

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