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Unit 7: The Iberian Peninsula

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