Lowland Spain is dominated by two huge
river basins
or
depressions
,
the
Depresión del Ebro
in the north-east and the
Depresión del
Guadalquivir
in the south, which covers land from Huelva to Cádiz. It
has
marshy
areas where rice is grown. They are called Las Marismas del
Guadalquivir. Spain also has some coastal plains.
2
Copy the sentences in your notebook, choosing the correct answer.
a)
The Meseta is a
mountain range/large plateau
in the centre of Spain.
b)
The main mountain range in the south of Spain is the
Pyrenees/Sistemas Béticos.
c)
France and Spain are separated by the
Pyrenees/Sistema Ibérico
.
d)
The Depresión del
Ebro/del Guadalquivir
is in the south of Spain.
e)
The Submeseta Sur is divided in two by the
Montes de Toledo/León
.
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Listen and identify the mountain range or lowland area.
4
Make a political map with relief.
a)
Use the template and tracing paper to create a relief map of Spain.
b)
Place your tracing paper over the provinces/autonomous communities map on pages 6 and 8.
c)
Where are the main mountain ranges located? Tell your partner.
The Meseta Central is in the provinces of…
The Sistema Central runs from … in the west to … in the north-east.
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8
QUIZ
Check your learning.
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C T I V I T I E S
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The highest mountain
on the Iberian Peninsula
is Mulhacén in the Sierra
Nevada. It’s part of the
Sistemas Béticos. It’s near
Granada in Andalucía,
and is 3 477 m high. The
highest mountain in the
whole of Spain is Teide in
Tenerife.
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