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3SS Unit 1

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  • A _______ is a flat area of low land.
    plain
  • _______ describes the height of a point compared with sea level.
    altitude
  • What are the two archipelagos in Spain called?
    Islas Baleares and Islas Canarias
  • What are the sides of mountains called?
    slopes
  • What landscape is shown in the picture?
    plain
  • Which mountain chains are south of the Meseta Central?
    Sistemas Béticos
  • What is the highest part of a mountain?
    peak
  • What connects a peninsula to the coast?
    an isthmus
  • Which mountain chains are AROUND the Meseta Central? (2)
    Cordillera Cantábrica and Sistema Ibérico
  • A _______ is an area of land that extends into the sea.
    cape
  • Which mountain chain is ON the Meseta Central?
    Sistema Central
  • What is the highest mountain of the Pirineos?
    Aneto
  • A _______ is a line of mountain ranges.
    mountain chain
  • A _______ is a large area of sea that extends into the land.
    gulf
  • Which mountain chain is to the north of the Meseta Central?
    Cordillera Cantábrica
  • Which archipelago is in the Mediterranean Sea? Which is in the Atlantic Ocean?
    Islas Baleares are in the Mediterranean Sea; Islas Canarias are in the Atlantic Ocean
  • What is the highest mountain of the Sistema Ibérico?
    Moncayo
  • What is the highest mountain of the Sistema Central?
    Almanzor
  • What landscape is shown in the picture?
    valley
  • What is the bottom of the mountain called?
    foot
  • Which river basin is in the north of Spain? Which is in the south?
    North: Depresión del Ebro; South: Depresión del Guadalquivir
  • What landscape is shown in the picture?
    archipelago
  • What are the two river basins in Spain called?
    The Depresión del Ebro and the Depresión del Guadalquivir
  • Which mountain chains are OUTSIDE of the Meseta Central? (2)
    Pirineos and Sistemas Béticos