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Iberian Peninsula
Unit 7: The Iberian Peninsula
Term | Definition |
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Meseta Central | a large plateau that organises the landforms of the Peninsula |
Sistema Central | a mountain range that divides the Meseta into two different parts |
Montes de Toledo | a mountain range that separates the river basins of Tajo and Guadiana |
Sierra Morena | a mountain range that separates the Meseta from the Depresión del Guadalquivir |
Pirineos | a mountain range that links the peninsula with the rest of the European continent |
Sierra de Tramuntana | the main Sierra in Mallorca |
Pla | a plain in the centre of the island of Mallorca |
Iberian System | the relief of the Balearic Islands is an extension of … |
Teide | the highest peak in Spain |
Mulhacén | the highest peak in the Peninsula |
Temperate zone | climate zone that belongs to the different climates in Spain |
The layout of the relief | climate factor that determines that the humid air of the coastal areas cannot reach the interior of the peninsula |
Azores anticyclone | main anticyclone that affects Spain in summer |
Euro-Siberian anticyclone | main anticyclone that affects Spain in winter |
Oceanic climate | type of climate located in the north of Spain |
Typical Mediterranean climate | type of climate located in the Mediterranean coast, Balearic Islands and South Atlantic coast |
Inland Mediterranean climate | type of climate located in the Meseta Central and Depresión del Ebro |
Dry Mediterranean climate | type of climate located in the southeast of the Mediterranean coast |
Subtropical climate | type of climate located in the Canary Islands |
Mountain climate | type of climate located in the highest mountain ranges |
Oceanic climate | type of climate with cool winters, mild summers, and regular and abundant rainfall |
Typical Mediterranean climate | type of climate with mild winters, hot summers, and low and irregular precipitation |
Inland Mediterranean climate | type of climate with cold winters, hot summers, and scarce and irregular precipitation |
Dry Mediterranean climate | type of climate with mild winters, very hot summers, and very scarce and irregular precipitation |
Subtropical climate | type of climate with mild temperatures all year round and scarce precipitation |
Mountain climate | type of climate with low temperatures in winter, cool in summer, and abundant precipitation (snow) |
The layout of the relief | factor of the river network that determines the shape and size of the basins and the erosion of rivers |
Climate | factor of the river network that determines the flow of the rivers |
Cantabrian basin | basin where the rivers are short and with abundant and regular flow |
Mediterranean basin | basin where the rivers are usually short, and the flow is low and irregular |
Rambla | water channel that is dry most of the time, except when rainfall occurs in the Mediterranean basin |
Ebro | the longest river in the Mediterranean basin |
Atlantic basin | basin with long rivers, and abundant and irregular flow |
Gully | a narrow valley or channel with ephemeral streams in the Canary Islands |
Irrigated agriculture | the human activity that consumes the most water |
Reservoir | an artificial store of water created with a dam |
Desalination plant | a factory where salt is removed from salt water in order to make the water suitable for drinking and irrigation. |
Water transfer | bring water from a river basin with a surplus to those with a deficit |
Deciduous Atlantic forest | type of forest in the oceanic landscape |
Beech, oak and chestnut | main trees in the deciduous Atlantic forest |
Moorland | typical scrubland in the oceanic landscape |
Holm oak, cork oak and pine | main trees in the Mediterranean forest |
Thyme, rosemary and lavender | aromatic shrubs in the Mediterranean landscape |
High mountain landscape | type of landscape where the vegetation grows at different levels |
Endemic species | species than only grow in a specific place, characteristics of the subtropical landscape |