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ToledoCantabrian
surrounding
Ebro

beyond
notheast

inner Plateau
central

Len

Sierra Morena

Guadalquivir

Subbetic

southwest

Basque

Northern
Pyrenees

Catalan

Iberian

Southern
Galician

Betic

Penibetic

COMPLETE:

The .................................................. is an extensive area of high land, covers the

centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
...................................... Mountain Chain divide the Inner plateau in two:
The ....................................... sub-plateau and the .......................................... sub-

plateau, the mountains of ........................................ are in the southern sub-plateau.

The mountains .................................................. the Inner Plateau are: Mountains
of ............................... , ........................................ Range, .........................................

Mountain Chain and ................................................... .

There are two large river basins beyond the inner Plateau: The .................................
river basin in the ................................................ and
the ......................................................... river basin in

the ........................................................ .
The mountains ........................................... the Inner Plateau are: .................................
Massif, ...............................
Mountains, .........................................., ........................................ Coastal
Chain, ....................................... Mountain Chain, ............................................... Range
and ...................................................... Range.

MOUNTAINS OF THE INNER PLATEAU

............................. SUB-PLATEAU
....................... MOUNTAIN CHAIN
..............................SUB-PLATEAU

MOUNTAINS

OF ......................
MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE INNER PLATEAU
MOUNTAINS OF ...............................

......................................... RANGE

................................ MOUNTAIN CHAIN

SIERRA MORENA

MOUNTAINS BEYOND THE INNER PLATEAU

........................... MASSIF
PYRENEES

............................. MOUNTAINS

................................... COASTAL CHAIN

MOUNTAIN CHAIN

............................

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............................................ RANGE
RANGE

................................................

THE BALEARIC ISLANDS:

Formentera

Mallorca

Ibiza

Cabrera

Menorca

....................................... second in size and has a few low mountains.

............................................... is the largest island. It includes mountains and plains.
.................................................... is third in size and has a few low mountains.
.................................................. has a rugged relief. It includes a National Park.
................................................... is a flat island.

THE CANARY ISLANDS:

1. Lanzarote

a) is the largest island. It includes the highest peak

2. Fuerteventura

b) has the lowest altitude

3. Gran Canaria

c) has high mountains in the middle of the island

4. Tenerife

d) is very mountains

5. La Gomera

e) includes many plains

6. La Palma

f) is the smallest island and has many volcanoes

7. El hierro

g) has its highest peak in the middle of the island

COMPLETE:
Mediterranean coast - Balearic islands Atlantic coast

Canary island

Cantabrian coast

The ....................................... archipelago is to the west of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean.

The ............................................... extends from the Estaca de Bares Point to the French
border.
The .................................................... is the longest coast in Spain.
The .................................................. is divided into three areas.
The ................................................... archipelago is to the east of Spain, in the Mediterranean
Sea.

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LOOK AT THE MAP. MATCH THE

LETTERS WITH THE FEATURES:
Canary Islands
Pyrenees
Cantabrian Range
Guadalquivir river basin
Iberian Mountain Chain
Ebro river basin
Betic Mountains
Balearic Islands
Central Mountain

CROSS OUT THE WORD THAT DOES NOT BELONG:

MATCH THE LETTERS TO THE NAMES:

Chain

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Carpathians mountains

Mount Elbrus

North sea, Baltic sea, Barents sea

CROSS OUT THE WORD THAT DOES NOT BELONG:

1. Caspian

Mediterranean

Arctic

Baltic

2. Ural

Elbrus

Pyrenees

Scandinavian

3. Gata

Creus

Palos

Roses

4. Gomera

Lanzarote

Palma

Cabrera

5. Betic mountain Chain

Sierra Morena

Cantabrian range

Spain

Great Britain

Mountains of

Len
6. Italy

Balkan

WRITE IN THE CORRECT COAST:

MEDITERRANE
AN

ATLANTIC

CANTABRIAN

The bay of Biscay

Gulf of Almera

Cape Creus

Cape Ajo

Cape Gata

Cape Matxitxako

Gulf of Roses

Gulf of Cdiz

Estaca de Bares point

Cape Nao

Cape Trafalgar

Tarifa point

Ra de Arousa

Cape Finisterre

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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

What territories make up Spain?

.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................

How many landforms make up the relief of Spain?

Inner plateau

............

Mountain chains on the plateau

............

Mountain ranges around the plateau

............

Mountain ranges beyond the plateau

............

River basins

............

Archipelagos

............

What rivers cross the inner plateau?

.........................................................................................................................................
...........

Which sea or ocean do the Ebro and Guadalquivir flow into?

.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
..........................................

WRITE THE MOUNTAIN RANGES NEXT TO THEIR PEAKS:

Picos de Urbin

............................................................

Mulhacn

............................................................

Mount Teleno

............................................................

Torre cerredo (Picos de Europa)

............................................................

Aneto

............................................................

Cabeza de Manzaneda

............................................................

Teide

............................................................

Aitxuri

............................................................

Montseny

............................................................

BALEARIC ISLANDS:

How many islands are included in this archipelago?

...................................................................................................................

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Where is the Tramuntana Range? and the National Park?

.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
...................................

CANARY ISLANDS:

How many islands are included in this archipelago?

...................................................................................................................

Where is the highest peak in Spain?

.........................................................................................................................................
..................

What island has got many volcanoes?

....................................................................................................................

What island is mountainous? What is includes many plains?

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