Vocabulary
A large mass of ice.
a glacier
The water found below the Earth´s surface.
groundwater
Mountains.
Where rivers originate
There are no permanent rivers here.
The Spanish archipelagos.
A body of water surrounded by land.
a lake
Visible water such as seas and streams.
surface water
Tributaries.
rivers that flow into other rivers
Rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea from the east.
The Ebro, Ter, Llobregat, Jucar and Segura.
A pool of groundwater.
an aquifer
Underground pools of water.
aquifers
The distance between a river´s source and mouth.
the length
Rivers that flow into the Cantabrian Sea.
The Eo, Navia, and Nalon.
A flowing stream of water beginning in the mountains.
a river
Oceans and seas.
seawater
The amount of water a river carries.
a discharge
Rivers that flow into the Mediterranean from the south.
The Guadiaro, Guadalhorce and Almanzora.
The total amount of water on Earth.
the hydrosphere
Rivers, streams, lakes, lagoons, the polar caps, snow, etc...
inland water
A river´s variation in discharge in a year.
a regime
These two types of rivers flow into the Atlantic.
Galician rivers and rivers of the Meseta.