The physical geography of spain

The physical geography of spain

1. THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN Mainland Spain is located in the south-west of Europe . There are lots of different types of LANDSCAPES in Spain and many different types of LANDFORMS .

2. SPAIN HAS... Two big archipelagos : Islas Canarias e Islas Baleares Many areas of Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucía are PLAINS . There are over 7000 kilometres of COAST in Spain. The MESETA CENTRAL is a big PLATEAU located in the centre of the IBERIAN PENINSULA . The DESIERTO DE TABERNAS is the only desert in Europe. It is located in Almería . The PYRENEES form a MOUNTAIN RANGE that makes a natural border between Spain and France.

3. DID YOU KNOW EL TEIDE The highest mountain in Spain is ... It's the third highest volcano in the WORLD! REMEMBER... SUMMIT SLOPE FOOT

4. WHAT IS A PHYSICAL MAP? Physical maps show HILLS , MOUNTAINS and LOW AREAS in different colours so it's easy for us to see them. THE MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SPAIN CORDILLERA CANTÁBRICA PYRENEES SISTEMA IBÉRICO SISTEMA CENTRAL SIERRA MORENA CORDILLERA BÉTICA

5. WHAT IS A PHYSICAL MAP? Physical maps show HILLS , MOUNTAINS and LOW AREAS in different colours so it's easy for us to see them. THE MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SPAIN CORDILLERA CANTÁBRICA PYRENEES SISTEMA IBÉRICO SISTEMA CENTRAL SIERRA MORENA CORDILLERA BÉTICA

6. TO SUM UP... TO THE WEST: SPAIN SHARES THE IBERIAN PENINSULA WITH PORTUGAL TO THE NORTH-EAST: THE PYRENEES FORM A NATURAL BORDER BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN TO THE SOUTH: THE ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR IS A SMALL AREA OF SEA THAT SEPARATES THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND THE REST OF EUROPE FROM AFRICA. FRANCE PORTUGAL AFRICA

7. CORDILLERA CANTÁBRICA PYRENEES SISTEMA IBÉRICO SISTEMA CENTRAL SIERRA MORENA CORDILLERA BÉTICA FRANCE PORTUGAL AFRICA ISLAS BALEARES ISLAS CANARIAS EL TEIDE ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR DESIERTO DE TABERNAS

8. CORDILLERA CANTÁBRICA PYRENEES SISTEMA IBÉRICO SISTEMA CENTRAL SIERRA MORENA CORDILLERA BÉTICA FRANCE PORTUGAL AFRICA ISLAS BALEARES ISLAS CANARIAS EL TEIDE ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR DESIERTO DE TABERNAS