Landscapes
Name two examples of man-made elements and two examples of natural elements.
(Points based on student's answer)
What is a valley?
Flat land that is between mountains. 200 bonus points: Can you name an example of a mountain range or mountain system in the United States?
What is the highest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula?
Mulhacén.
What river depression is located in the south of Spain?
The Guadalquivir depression.
Name an example of man-made changes made to a landscape.
Possible answers: Humans build buildings, tunnels, bridges.
Define the term plateau.
Flat land that is higher than the land around it. 200 bonus points if you can name an example of a plateau.
What is the name of the mountains that separate Spain from France?
100 bonus points if you can spell it correctly in English :)
Where is the mouth of the Guadalquivir river? (the body of water)
The Atlantic ocean.
Name three examples of natural changes to a landscape.
Floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions. 100 bonus points: name an example of a slow natural change.
Name and define the three parts of a mountain.
Peak - the highest part
Slopes - the sides
Foot - the lowest part
The Baetic Mountains are in souther Spain with two main systems. What are these two main systems?
The Penibaetic System and the subbaetic system. 100 bonus points: Which system is closer to the Mediterranean coast?
What is a river delta?
A delta is where the mouth of a river flows into the sea or ocean.
Name and spell CORRECTLY the two types of landscapes shown in the picture.
Mountain landscape and urban landscape.
What is the difference between a valley and a gorge?
In a gorge, the walls are rocky and very narrow. There is always a river at the bottom. A valley may or may not have a river and the walls are not narrow.
Label the 4 mountains ranges/systems on the image.
1) Galician massif
2) Catalonian Mediterranean System/Cordillera Costero-Catalana
3) Mountains of Toledo
4) Cantabrian Mountains
What four provinces does the river Guadalquivir pass through?
Name and spell correctly the two types of landscapes shown in the photo.
Desert landscape and coastal landscape.
Explain the difference between a mountain, a mountain range, and a mountain system.
A mountain is a single mountain, a mountain range includes multiples mountains, and a mountain system includes multiple mountain ranges.
Name the 5 mountain ranges/systems in the image.
1) Sierra Morrena
2) Baetic mountains
3) Mountains of León
4) Iberian System
5) Central System
The Guadalquivir depression is located between which two mountain ranges?
The Sierra Morena and the Baetic Mountains.