Unit 4 ppt
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This document provides information about the physical geography of Spain and Europe. It describes the mountain ranges, river systems, and inland relief of Spain and Europe. For Spain, it outlines the major mountain chains that divide the central plateau region and details the rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and Cantabrian Sea. For Europe, it distinguishes between old mountain chains and young mountain chains, and notes the major rivers that drain into the Atlantic, Baltic/North Seas, and Caspian/Black Seas.
Unit 4 ppt
- 1. Unit 4 Spain and the European continent
- 3. The brown areas are mountains. The dark brown areas represent the highest mountains. The highest mountains on the Iberian Peninsula are separated from the Meseta central. Spain has two groups of Islands: The Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and The Canary Islands in The Atlantic Ocean.
- 4. The green areas represent coastal areas and river valleys. The Iberian Peninsula has two great river valleys: The Guadalquivir and the Ebro. The yellow and orange areas show the Meseta Central. These are The high plains in the inland part of the Iberian Peninsula.
- 5. Mountains surrounding the Meseta The Sistema Ibérico and the cordillera Cantábrica are the highest mountains that surround the Meseta in the north.
- 6. Sierra Morena is at the foot of the Submeseta Sur. It is a mountain chain with mild relief.
- 7. Mountains dividing The Meseta The Sistema Central divides the Meseta in half. It is made up of many mountain ranges like Guadarrama in northern Madrid.
- 8. Mountains outside the Meseta. The highest mountain chains on the Iberian Peninsula are outside the Meseta. They are the Sistemas Béticos and the Pyrennes.
- 10. RIVERS OF SPAIN Rivers on the Iberian Peninsula can flow into the Cantabrian Sea, The Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean. Some are tributaries because they are rivers that flow into another river.
- 12. Rivers flowing into the Cantabrian Sea they start in the Cordillera Cantábrica. The main rivers are the Bidasoa, the Nalón and its tributary, the Narcea.
- 13. Rivers flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. The rivers Ebro starts in the Cordillera Cantábrica and it is very large. It collects water from its many tributaries that Start in the Pyrenees or the Sistema Ibérico. The river Segura, Júcar and Turia start In the Sistemas Béticos and the Sistema Ibérico. They are not very large. The River Turia flows into Valencia
- 14. Rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean The river Miño and its tributary the Sil star in the Cordillera Cantábrica. They are not very large. The river Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and Guadalquivir star and go through Inland Spain.The Tajo is the Longest on the Peninsula and flows into Lisbon, in Portugal.
- 16. The inland relief of Europe has three main Characteristics: The Great European Plain, old mountains chains and young mountains chains.
- 17. Mountains chains Old mountain chains. These mountains are lower and more eroded. The most important ones are the Ural Mountains, The Massif Central and the Scandinavian Mountains.
- 18. Young mountain chains The most important ones are the Pyrenees, The Alps and the Caucasus, which has the highest mountain on the continent, the Elbrus
- 20. Rivers and the seas they flow into Rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. These are most of the major rivers of Spain, like the rivers Duero, Tajo or Guadalquivir; and France, like the rivers Garonne and Loire.
- 21. Rivers flowing into the Baltic and North Seas. They pass through the Great European Plain. The most famous ones are the rivers Vistula, Oder, Elbe and Rhine.
- 22. Rivers flowing into the Caspian and Black Seas. The longest river in Europe, the Volga, flows into the Caspian Sea. The river Danube flows into the Black Sea.
- 24. What is the capital of …………? The capital of………is……