landscapes in spain luis
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LANDSCAPES IN SPAIN.
1 The Physical Geography Of Spain:
Rivers, mountais and territory of Spain.
2 Landscapes:
Natural landscapes. Humanized landscapes: Rural landscapes and Urban landscapes.
3 Spain’s Diverse Landscapes:
Deciduous forest: Oceanic climate .Mediterranean forest and scrubland: Mediterranean climate.Alpine landscapes: Mountainous climate.Diverse landscapes in the Canary Islands: Subtropical climate
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1 The physical geography of Spain
Rivers:• Flow into the Mediterranean Sea:Ter, Llobregat, Ebro, Júcar, Turia and
Segura.
• Flow in to the Atlantic Ocean: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and
Guadalquivir.
• Flow into the Cantabrian Sea: Bidasoa, Nervión and Nalón.
Mountains:• In the center of the peninsula we find: Meseta, Sistema Central and
Montes de Toledo.
• Bordering the Meseta we find: Sistema Ibérico, Cordillera Cantábrica,
Montes de León and Sierra Morena.
• Outside the Meseta we find: Pyrenees, Macizo Galaico, Cordilleras
Costero Catalanas, Montes Vascos and Sistemas Béticos.
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2 Landscapes.
Natural Landscapes: • Natural landscapes are areas that have not been transformed by human
activity. These landscapes are influence by factors such as geographical
relief, climate, vegetation and animal life.
Humanized Landscapes:• Humanized landscapes are areas that have been transformed by human
activity.
• There are two main types of humanized landscape: Rural landscapes are
typical of countryside and Urban landscapes are typical of cities.
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3 Spain’s diverse landscapes.
Decidious forest:• Oceanic climate in the north of Spain.
Mediterranean forest and scrubland:• Mediterranean climate in the Iberian Peninsula.
Alpine landscapes:• Higland areas in the Pyrenees, Cordillera Cantábrica and Sistemas
Béticos.
Diverse landscapes in the Canary Islands:• Subtropical climate in the Canary Islands.
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THE END
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Ebro
Guadalquivir
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Teide is the biggest mountain of Spain
Sierra Morena
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Natural landscapes
Humanized landscapes
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Decidiuos forest
Mediterranean forest and scrubland
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Alpine landscapes
Diverse landscapes in the Canary Islands