The Spanish Coastline
How is the coastline of peninsular Spain divided?
The Atlantic coastline and the Mediterranean coastline.
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands.
Define a delta.
An area of low wetlands at the mouth of a river. 100 bonus if you can name a river with a delta.
Where is the mouth of the Guadalquivir river?
The Atlantic ocean, Sanlúcar de Barrameda
What are the three principal drainage basins?
The Atlantic Basin, The Cantabrian Basin, The Mediterranean Basin.
Where are Ceuta and Melilla's coastlines?
The Mediterranean sea. 100 bonus points: What is a wave-cut platform?
The Balearic and Canary islands have ravines and torrents. What is a ravine? What is a torrent?
Ravine: Deep, narrow valleys formed by running water.
Torrent: A fast stream of water that occurs with heavy rain. 100 Bonus points: Name a permanent river on the Balearic or Canary islands.
Where is the mouth of the Ebro river?
The mediterranean sea.
Where is the source of the Guadalquivir river?
In the Cazorla mountains.
Which drainage basin carries the most water?
The Atlantic Basin. 100 bonus points if you can explain WHY most of the water drains here.
The Cantabrian coast includes what coastlines? (name the provinces).
Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia.
Describe the relief of the Balearic islands.
The Balearic islands are mountainous.
What is a tributary?
A smaller river that joins a bigger river.
What provinces does the Guadalquivir river flow through?
Jaén, Córdoba, Sevilla, Cádiz.
What is a reservoir and what is a drainage basin?
A reservoir is a man-made lake. A drainage basin is where all the water in an area of land drains into the same ocean, sea, or lake.
Where is the coastline of Cádiz and Huelva? What type of beaches do they have?
Atlantic coast, long sandy beaches.
Describe the relief of the Canary Islands.
It is mountainous and volcanic. There are large lava fields called malpaíses.
Name the 5 rivers shown on the map.
1. Miño 2. Duero 3. Tajo 4. Guadiana 5. Guadalquivir
Name a tributary of the Guadalquivir river.
Genil river.
What is the longest river that drains into the Mediterranean basin?
The Ebro river.
What are coastal wetlands? Where are they located?
Low-lying areas of saltwater and sediments brought by the tide. They are near the Guadalquivir depression.
1. El Hierro 2. La Palma 3. La Gomera 4. Tenerife 5. Gran Canaria 6. Fuerteventura 7. Lanzarote
Name the 5 rivers shown on the map.
6. Nalón 7. Ebro 8. Turia 9. Jucar 10. Segura
Name the reservoirs of the Guadalquivir river.
Iznájar and La Serena
Why are rivers in the Cantabrian basin shorter than rivers in the other basins?
Their sources are closer to the sea.