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Social Science Flashcards on Landscapes, created by Natalia Ramos Escalada on 01/03/2020.
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What is a mountain? Large inclines of rocky land that rise from the ground
What are the parts of a mountain?
A row of mountains forms.... a mountain range
What is a hill? It's a small, rounded elevation of land
What is a plateau? Large, high area of flat land located more than 600 m above the sea level
What are valleys? They are areas of low-lying land between mountains and hills.
What is a depression? When land sinks below the surrounding area
What are plains? They are wide, flat stretches of land
How is called where the coastline curves inwards and lets in the sea? Bay
They are areas of low, flat land near the sea... Beaches
What is a gulf? It's a big bay
What are headlands? Narrow pieces of land that project from the coastline into the sea
When land rises abruptly from the sea and forms a wall of rock.. cliff
What is an island? An area of land completely surrounded by water
What is an archipelago? A group of islands
What is a peninsula? Land surrounded by water on three sides
What is an isthmus? The strip of land that connects a peninsula to the mainland
How many archipelagos are there in Spain? Islas Baleares Islas Canarias
What is the highest summit in Spain? Where is it? Teide (3718 m) Islas Canarias
Is there a desert in Almería? Desierto de Tabernas
What mountain ranges are there around the edge of the peninsula? The Pyrenees The Macizo Galaico The Montes Vascos The Cordillera Costera-Catalana
What mountain ranges are there on Meseta Central? Sistema Central Montes de Toledo
What mountain ranges are there on the edge of Meseta Central? Cordillera Cantábrica Sistema Ibérico Sistemas Béticos Sierra Morena
What are the main depressions found in the Iberian Peninsula? Depresión del Ebro Depresión del Guadalquivir Doñana National Park
What are the main plateaus found in the Iberian Peninsula? Meseta Central Submeseta Norte Submeseta Sur
Can you name examples of wildlife from the Iberian Peninsula? Iberian lynx Eagles Vultures Wild boars
What infrastructures are used for transport? Roads Motorways Railways Airports Docks
What do man-made structures form? Villages Towns Cities
Livestock farming and cultivating land on plain uses natural resources to.. produce food for people
What kind of energy changes the landscape? Nuclear Hydroelectric Thermoelectric
How does urbanisation harm the environment? Generating a lot of rubbish/garbage Disturbing animals' habitats Deforestation
What are the negative effects of the industrial activity? Waste products Pollution
What reduces air quality? Fumes from transports
What negative effects does farming have? Deforestation Pollution
Energy often comes from... non-renewable sources (oil)
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