the physical geography of spain
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THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN
Mainland Spain is located in
the south-west of Europe.
There are lots of different types of
LANDSCAPES in Spain and many
different types of LANDFORMS.
SPAIN HAS...Two big archipelagos:
Islas Canarias e Islas
Baleares
Many areas of Castilla-La
Mancha and Andalucía are
PLAINS.
There are over 7000 kilometres of
COAST in Spain.
The MESETA CENTRAL is a big
PLATEAU located in the centre of
the IBERIAN PENINSULA.
The DESIERTO DE
TABERNAS is the only
desert in Europe. It is
located in Almería.
The PYRENEES form a
MOUNTAIN RANGE that
makes a natural border
between Spain and France.
DID YOU KNOW
EL TEIDE
The highest mountain in
Spain is...
It's the third highest volcano in the WORLD!
REMEMBER...
SUMMIT
SLOPE
FOOT
WHAT IS A PHYSICAL MAP?Physical maps show HILLS, MOUNTAINS and LOW AREAS in different colours
so it's easy for us to see them.
THE MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SPAIN
CORDILLERA
CANTÁBRICAPYRENEES
SISTEMA
IBÉRICO
SISTEMA
CENTRAL
SIERRA
MORENACORDILLERA
BÉTICA
WHAT IS A PHYSICAL MAP?Physical maps show HILLS, MOUNTAINS and LOW AREAS in different colours
so it's easy for us to see them.
THE MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SPAIN
CORDILLERA
CANTÁBRICAPYRENEES
SISTEMA
IBÉRICOSISTEMA
CENTRAL
SIERRA
MORENA
CORDILLERA
BÉTICA
TO SUM UP...
TO THE WEST:
SPAIN SHARES
THE IBERIAN
PENINSULA
WITH
PORTUGAL
TO THE NORTH-EAST: THE
PYRENEES FORM A NATURAL
BORDER BETWEEN FRANCE
AND SPAIN
TO THE SOUTH: THE
ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR
IS A SMALL AREA OF SEA
THAT SEPARATES THE
IBERIAN PENINSULA AND
THE REST OF EUROPE
FROM AFRICA.
FRANCE
PORTUGAL
AFRICA
CORDILLERA
CANTÁBRICAPYRENEES
SISTEMA
IBÉRICO
SISTEMA
CENTRAL
SIERRA
MORENA
CORDILLERA
BÉTICA FRANCE
PORTUGAL
AFRICA
ISLAS
BALEARESISLAS
CANARIASEL TEIDE ESTRECHO
DE
GIBRALTARDESIERTO DE
TABERNAS
CORDILLERA
CANTÁBRICA PYRENEES
SISTEMA
IBÉRICOSISTEMA
CENTRAL
SIERRA
MORENA
CORDILLERA
BÉTICA
FRANCE
PORTUGAL
AFRICA
ISLAS
BALEARES
ISLAS
CANARIAS
EL TEIDE ESTRECHO
DE
GIBRALTAR
DESIERTO DE
TABERNAS