1. 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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2. 1 The physical geography of Spain
Rivers:
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Flow into the Mediterranean Sea:Ter, Llobregat, Ebro, Júcar, Turia and
Segura.
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Flow in to the Atlantic Ocean: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and
Guadalquivir.
• Flow into the Cantabrian Sea: Bidasoa, Nervión and Nalón.
Mountains:
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In the center of the peninsula we find: Meseta, Sistema Central and
Montes de Toledo.
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Bordering the Meseta we find: Sistema Ibérico, Cordillera
Cantábrica, Montes de León and Sierra Morena.
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Outside the Meseta we find: Pyrenees, Macizo Galaico, Cordilleras
Costero Catalanas, Montes Vascos and Sistemas Béticos.
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3. 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:
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Humanized landscapes are areas that have been transformed by human
activity.
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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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4. 3 Spain’s diverse landscapes.
Decidious forest:
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Oceanic climate in the north of Spain.
Mediterranean forest and scrubland:
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Mediterranean climate in the Iberian Peninsula.
Alpine landscapes:
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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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