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Name: __________________________________________ Class: ____________

UNITS 9-10. RIVERS, CLIMATE AND VEGETATION ACTIVITIES

1. VOCABULARY Write on your notebook your own vocabulary of this unit. Use the words written in boldface. Climate, weather,

2.- Look for the eight words related to CLIMATE in the word search. Write and classify them.

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2. ________________________

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8. ________________________

3. Match and write.

E Q A Z C W S X E D C R F

Q V P O L A R T G B Y H M

U N U J I M I K O L P A O

A S W X M D F G H J K L U

T Z W E A T H E R C V B N

O S U B T R O P I C A L T

R N M A E S D F G H J K A

Q W E A T L A N T I C R I

M E D I T E R R A N E A N

T Y U I O P A S D F G M H

Tropical zone Polar zone Temperate zone

Near the equator. It is hot all year round.

Far from the equator. It is cold all year

round.

Between the other two zones. It is warm in

the summer and cool in the winter.

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4. Complete the table about the climates of Spain.

5.– Colour this map of the climates of Spain.

6.– Read and match the types of climate.

Climate A………………………. Mediterranean

Rainfall

Temperature

Types of climate

Atlantic.

Mediterranean continental.

Mediterranean typical.

Subtropical.

Mountain.

A. Temperatures are mild all year round.

It mainly rains in winter.

1. Mountain climate.

B. It is hot in summer and mild in winter.

It rains most in autumn.

2. Atlantic climate.

C. Winters are very cold but summers are

mild. It rains and snows a lot.

3. Mediterranean con-

tinental climate.

D. The summers are hot and the winters

are cold. Rainfall is light.

4. Subtropical climate.

E. The summers are cool and the winters

are mild. Rainfall is abundant all year

round.

5. Mediterranean typi-

cal climate.

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7. Draw a weather map. Use these symbols to show the weather in each area.

8. Interpret a climate graph.

A climate graph shows the weather conditions in a particular area over a period of time. Climate graphs help us compare the climates in two different areas. The bars tell us the monthly precipitation. We can see if a climate is rainy or dry. The line shows the monthly temperatures. We can see if it is a warm or cold climate.

Snow in the Pyrenees.

Rain in the north.

Sunny in the southeast.

Sunny in the Canary Islands.

Windy in the Iberian Chain.

Partly cloudy in the Central Plateau.

Cloudy in the Mediterranean and in the

Balearic Islands.

CLIMATE GRAPH FOR BURGOS

Look at these climate graphs and write At-lantic or Mediterra-nean Interior below each one.

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9. Make a climate graph of Córdoba. Use this information:

10. Colour the map of the climate of Andalusia.

J F M A M Jn Jl A S O N D

Temperature (ºC) 9,2 10,9 13,5 15,4 19 23,5 27,2 27 24 18,5 13,2 10,2

Precipitation (mm) 64 53 40 61 34 17 3 3 24 62 85 89

T (ºC) P (mm)

50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

100 90

80

70 60 50 40

30 20

10

0

CLIMATE GRAPH OF

Mediterranean typical. Mediterranean interior.

Mountain. Subtropical.

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11. Read and mark each sentence true or false.

12. Find the name of four rivers in each watershed.

In the Atlantic watershed: ______________________________________________

In the Mediterranean watershed: _________________________________________

In the Cantabrian watershed: ____________________________________________

13.– Find out and write a report of the most important river in Andalusia.

Find out its principal characteristics using the internet or an encyclopaedia.

Include this information:

Where are the source and the mouth?

How long is the river?

What watershed does it belong to?

What are the main tributaries?

What are the flow and the flow regime

like?

Are there any reservoirs along its course?

Name two.

Are any cities or towns along its

course?

Do any industries use the river water?

Do people fish or practise sports in the

river?

Include photos, maps or drawings.

Statements

1. A river is a body of moving water.

2. The course is the amount of water which a river carries.

3. The upper course of a river flows slowly.

4. The lower course flows very slowly.

5. The Cantabrian watershed is larger than the Atlantic watershed.

6. The Ebro and the Tagus are the larger rivers.

7. A reservoir is an artificial lake.

8. The Atlantic watershed is the largest one in Spain.

Guadalquivir river in Cazorla, near its source

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14. Complete the table. Then colour the rivers on the map. Choose one different colour for each river.

River Watershed It starts in... Tributaries Cities/towns Colour

Tagus

Ebro

Miño

Júcar

Duero

Guadiana

Guadalquivir

Nervión

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Q P O L A R M

U I O

A M U

T W E A T H E R N

O S U B T R O P I C A L T

R E A

A T L A N T I C I

M E D I T E R R A N E A N

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A coastal landscape: a beach

A mountain landscape

A plain landscape: La Mancha

Guadalquivir river in Cazorla, near its source