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Oxford University Press Espaa S.A., 2012

SPAINS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT


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What do we know?


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LOCATION, RELIEF AND RIVERS

1- GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:

It comprises part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary

Islands, Ceuta and Melilla

Location: Northern Hemisphere, south-west Europe

Area: 505 370 km2

Surrounded by: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Cantabrian Seas.

Fact: 4th largest country in Europe


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LOCATION, RELIEF AND RIVERS2- RELIEF:

The Peninsula

Centre:the Meseta (submesetas norrte and sur) Around the Meseta (mountain ranges): Cordillera Cantabrica,

Macizo Galaico-Leons, Sistema Ibrico, Sierra Morena

Beyond the Meseta: Ebro and Guadalquivir (valleys); The Pyrenees,

Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas and Sistemas Bticos(Mountainranges)

The coast: cliffs and riasin the north

Islands

The Canary Islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote,Fuerteventura, La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera. There are

volcanoes such as the Teide

The Balearic Islands:Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and

Cabrera
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Spains relief

Find three mountain ranges on the map that are around the Meseta.

Find three other mountain ranges that are not around the Meseta.


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LOCATION, RELIEF AND RIVERS

3- RIVERS

Classified into different catchment areas:

- Cantabrian Sea: short, regular flow (Bidasoa, Nervin, Naln)

- Atlantic Sea: long, irregular flow (Mio, Tajo, Duero, Guadalquivir)

- Mediterranean Sea: short, light, irregular flow(Ebro, Turia, Jcar, Segura)
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Spains rivers


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CLIMATE

SPAIN (peninsula and islands)temperate zone

CLIMATE TYPES:

MARITIME (north of the Peninsula)

MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL (East of the Peninsula)

MEDITERRANEAN INLAND (centre)

SUB-TROPICAL (Canary islands)

ALPINE (high mountains of Pyrenees, etc)


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Spains climates


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Natural hazards

Which natural hazards are shown in these images?

In which regions of Spain do these natural hazards occur most often?


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

DEFORESTATION Crops/grazing; forest fires

EROSION fertilisers/pesticides; overgrazing; excessive builging in rural areas

DESERTIFICATION deforestation; overgrazing; poor agricultural irrigation

systems

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION gases from factories, vehicles

NOISE POLLUTION traffic

WATER AND LAND POLLUTION agriculture, industry and homes


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Environmental problems

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