Glossary
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Spain
altitude:
how high something is
archipelago:
a group of islands
bay:
an area of sea which cuts into the land
border:
the limit of one land with another
cape:
a piece of land extending into the sea
coastline:
land next to the sea
depression:
area of at or low land
drought:
when it doesn’t rain and the land gets too dry
electoral district:
the way a country is divided, in
terms of land and population, for elections
gulf:
a large bay
marshy:
land with lots of water
plateau:
high plain
postcode:
code which represents your address
protrude:
extend outwards
province:
division of a region
rainfall:
the amount that it rains
ria:
submerged river valley that opens into the sea
telephone pre x:
the rst part of a telephone
number
uniprovincial:
communities with only one province
watershed:
where rivers ow into the sea
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Europe
basin:
a dip, or depression
carve:
cut a formation
currency:
type of money
daylight:
during the daytime
ord:
narrow inlet of the sea with high sides
inlet:
a narrow strip of water which cuts into the land
glacier:
ice on high or very cold land
navigable:
passable with a boat
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