Rivers and Seas
What are the names of the Ocean and Seas surrounding Spain?
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranian Sea and Cantabrian Sea
What are the four types of climate in Spain?
Oceanic climate, Mediterranian climate, Suntropical climate, Mountain climate
What are the four natural landscapes of Spain?
Mediterranian landscape, High mountain landscape, Oceanic landscape, and Subtropical landscape
What is desertification?
The process by which soils degrade into drylands and deserts.
In Spain, 80% of the water is used to..?
Irrigate crops
Spainish rivers are divided into three basins. What are the three basins?
Cantabrian basin, Mediterranian basin, and Atlantic basin
What is the temperature like in an Oceanic climate?
Cool winters and mild summers
The landforms of the peninsula are organised around a large plateau called..?
Meseta Central
Name three human factors that can cause desertification.
Excessive agriculture and grazing, deforestation, intense urbanisation, mass tourism and exploitation of aquifers.
What are Estuaries?
Areas of rich biodiversity
Which river basin has a regular abundant flow of water?
Cantabrian Basin
Which climate has irregular precipitation?
Mediterranian climate
Volcanic formations are found in which natural landscape in Spain?
Subtropical Landscape
Name three natural factors that can cause desertification.
Poor soils, erosion, lack of water and loss of vegetation cover
What is a desalination plant?
A plant that works to remove salt and other minerals from sea water so it can be used as fresh water.
Which river basin typically has long rivers?
Atlantic basin
What are the three types of Mediterranian climate?
Typical, Inland and Dry
What are Coastal Dunes and why are they important?
A Coastal Dune is an inland extention of a beach. Dunes provide a reserve of sand to preserve the coastal profile in the event of strong storms or extreme tides.
Scrubland, pastures and mountain pines
What infrastructures are used to secure water supply?
Reservoirs, desalination plants and water transfers
What are Marshlands/Wetlands and what Spainish coastline are they located in?
A relief of land covered by water. Typically filled with vegetation where many species of plants and animals live. Atlantic Coastline and Cantabrian Coastline
What are the four climate factors of Spain?
Laditude, the influence of the sea, the layout of the relief, and the general circulation of the atmosphere
Describe the vegetation in a high mountain landscape.
Vegitation grows at different levels. Up to an altitude of 2,000m there are holm oak, beech and conifers. Between 2,000-3,000m there are scrublands and pastures. Above 3,000m there is no vegetation at all.
Holm Oak or Pyrenean Oak
Name three landforms surrounding the Meseta Central.
Macizo Galaico-Leones, Cordillera Cantabrica, Sistema Iberico, and Sierra Morena