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LANDSCAPES IN SPAIN.

1 The Physical Geography Of Spain:

Rivers, mountais and territory of Spain.

2 Landscapes:

Natural landscapes. Humanized landscapes: Rural landscapes and Urban landscapes.

3 Spain’s Diverse Landscapes:

Deciduous forest: Oceanic climate .Mediterranean forest and scrubland: Mediterranean climate.Alpine landscapes: Mountainous climate.Diverse landscapes in the Canary Islands: Subtropical climate

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1 The physical geography of Spain

Rivers:• Flow into the Mediterranean Sea:Ter, Llobregat, Ebro, Júcar, Turia and

Segura.

• Flow in to the Atlantic Ocean: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and

Guadalquivir.

• Flow into the Cantabrian Sea: Bidasoa, Nervión and Nalón.

Mountains:• In the center of the peninsula we find: Meseta, Sistema Central and

Montes de Toledo.

• Bordering the Meseta we find: Sistema Ibérico, Cordillera Cantábrica,

Montes de León and Sierra Morena.

• Outside the Meseta we find: Pyrenees, Macizo Galaico, Cordilleras

Costero Catalanas, Montes Vascos and Sistemas Béticos.

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2 Landscapes.

Natural Landscapes: • Natural landscapes are areas that have not been transformed by human

activity. These landscapes are influence by factors such as geographical

relief, climate, vegetation and animal life.

Humanized Landscapes:• Humanized landscapes are areas that have been transformed by human

activity.

• There are two main types of humanized landscape: Rural landscapes are

typical of countryside and Urban landscapes are typical of cities.

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3 Spain’s diverse landscapes.

Decidious forest:• Oceanic climate in the north of Spain.

Mediterranean forest and scrubland:• Mediterranean climate in the Iberian Peninsula.

Alpine landscapes:• Higland areas in the Pyrenees, Cordillera Cantábrica and Sistemas

Béticos.

Diverse landscapes in the Canary Islands:• Subtropical climate in the Canary Islands.

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Ebro

Guadalquivir

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Teide is the biggest mountain of Spain

Sierra Morena

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Natural landscapes

Humanized landscapes

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Decidiuos forest

Mediterranean forest and scrubland

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Alpine landscapes

Diverse landscapes in the Canary Islands