landscape in spain
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LandscapeS in Spain
BY: PEDRO SÁNCHEZ HERNÁNDEZ
GEOGRAPHICAL RELIEF
The geographical
relief in Spain
IN THE CENTRE OF PENINSULA:
·Meseta·Sistema Central
·Montes de Toledo
BORDENING THE
MESETA·Sistema Ibérico
·Cordillera Cantábrica·Montes de
León·Sierra Morena
·Outside the meseta
Montainous areas: Pyrenees, Mazico Galaioco, Costero Catalanas, Montes
Vascos, Sistemas Béticos
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.
Urban landscape
Rural landscape
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.
• Alpine landscape: mountain climate, Pyrenees, Cordillera Cantábrica and Sistemas Béticos.
• Diverse landscape in the Canary Island: most parts of the Canary Islands have a subtropical climate.